Term Rewriting System R: [X, Y, X1, X2] f(g(X), Y) -> f(X, n__f(g(X), activate(Y))) f(X1, X2) -> n__f(X1, X2) activate(n__f(X1, X2)) -> f(X1, X2) activate(X) -> X Termination of R to be shown. R contains the following Dependency Pairs: ACTIVATE(n__f(X1, X2)) -> F(X1, X2) F(g(X), Y) -> F(X, n__f(g(X), activate(Y))) F(g(X), Y) -> ACTIVATE(Y) Furthermore, R contains one SCC. SCC1: F(g(X), Y) -> ACTIVATE(Y) F(g(X), Y) -> F(X, n__f(g(X), activate(Y))) ACTIVATE(n__f(X1, X2)) -> F(X1, X2) Found an infinite P-chain over R: P = F(g(X), Y) -> ACTIVATE(Y) F(g(X), Y) -> F(X, n__f(g(X), activate(Y))) ACTIVATE(n__f(X1, X2)) -> F(X1, X2) R = [activate(n__f(X1, X2)) -> f(X1, X2), activate(X) -> X, f(g(X), Y) -> f(X, n__f(g(X), activate(Y))), f(X1, X2) -> n__f(X1, X2)] s = F(g(g(X''')), Y''') evaluates to t = F(g(g(X''')), activate(Y''')) Thus, s starts an infinite reduction as s matches t. Non-Termination of R could be shown. Duration: 0.690 seconds.