YES (ignored inputs)COMMENT the following rules are removed from the original TRS f ( a ( ) , a ( ) ) -> b ( ) a ( ) -> a' ( ) Rewrite Rules: [ f(a',?x) -> f(?x,?x), f(?x,a') -> f(?x,?x), f(a',a') -> b, b -> f(a',a') ] Apply Direct Methods... Inner CPs: [ ] Outer CPs: [ f(a',a') = f(a',a'), f(a',a') = b, f(a',a') = b ] Overlay, check Innermost Termination... unknown Innermost Terminating unknown Knuth & Bendix Left-Linear, not Right-Linear Development Closed Direct Methods: CR Combined result: CR /tmp/filebCU3Bs.trs: Success(CR) (6 msec.)