Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rule 1: f(g(x)) -> f(a(g(g(f(x))),g(f(x)))) There are 2 dependency pairs: 2: F(g(x)) -> F(a(g(g(f(x))),g(f(x)))) 3: F(g(x)) -> F(x) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {3}. - Consider the SCC {3}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [F](x) = [g](x) = x + 1, rule 3 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.