Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: g(x,y) -> x 2: g(x,y) -> y 3: f(0,1,x) -> f(s(x),x,x) 4: f(x,y,s(z)) -> s(f(0,1,z)) There are 2 dependency pairs: 5: F(0,1,x) -> F(s(x),x,x) 6: F(x,y,s(z)) -> F(0,1,z) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {5,6}. - Consider the SCC {5,6}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = [1] = 1, [s](x) = x + 1 and [F](x,y,z) = z + 1, rule 5 is weakly decreasing and rule 6 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.