YES # parallel critical pair closing system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022) Consider the left-linear TRS R: f(g(x)) -> h(g(x),g(x)) f(s(x)) -> h(s(x),s(x)) g(x) -> s(x) Let C be the following subset of R: f(s(x)) -> h(s(x),s(x)) g(x) -> s(x) The TRS R is left-linear and all parallel critical pairs are joinable by C. Therefore, the confluence of R follows from that of C. # parallel critical pair closing system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022, Section 8 in LMCS 2023) Consider the left-linear TRS R: f(s(x)) -> h(s(x),s(x)) g(x) -> s(x) Let C be the following subset of R: g(x) -> s(x) The TRS R is left-linear and all parallel critical pairs are joinable by C. Therefore, the confluence of R is equivalent to that of C. # parallel critical pair closing system (Shintani and Hirokawa 2022, Section 8 in LMCS 2023) Consider the left-linear TRS R: g(x) -> s(x) Let C be the following subset of R: (empty) The TRS R is left-linear and all parallel critical pairs are joinable by C. Therefore, the confluence of R is equivalent to that of C. # emptiness The empty TRS is confluent.