YES # Compositional parallel critical pair system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: +(+(x,y),z) -> +(x,+(y,z)) +(x,+(y,z)) -> +(+(x,y),z) Let C be the following subset of R: +(x,+(y,z)) -> +(+(x,y),z) The parallel critical pair system PCPS(R,C) is: (empty) All pairs in PCP(R) are joinable and PCPS(R,C)/R is terminating. Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C. # Compositional parallel critical pair system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022). Consider the left-linear TRS R: +(x,+(y,z)) -> +(+(x,y),z) Let C be the following subset of R: (empty) The parallel critical pair system PCPS(R,C) is: +(y1,+(y2,+(x1_2,x1_3))) -> +(y1,+(+(y2,x1_2),x1_3)) +(y1,+(y2,+(x1_2,x1_3))) -> +(+(y1,y2),+(x1_2,x1_3)) All pairs in PCP(R) are joinable and PCPS(R,C)/R is terminating. Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C. # emptiness The empty TRS is confluent.