Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: f(0) -> s(0) 2: f(s(0)) -> s(0) 3: f(s(s(x))) -> f(f(s(x))) There are 2 dependency pairs: 4: F(s(s(x))) -> F(f(s(x))) 5: F(s(s(x))) -> F(s(x)) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {4,5}. - Consider the SCC {4,5}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = 1 and [f](x) = [F](x) = [s](x) = x + 1, the rules in {1,3,4} are weakly decreasing and the rules in {2,5} are strictly decreasing. There is one new SCC. - Consider the SCC {4}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = 0, [f](x) = 1 and [F](x) = [s](x) = x + 1, the rules in {1-3} are weakly decreasing and rule 4 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.