Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: half(0) -> 0 2: half(s(s(x))) -> s(half(x)) 3: log(s(0)) -> 0 4: log(s(s(x))) -> s(log(s(half(x)))) There are 3 dependency pairs: 5: HALF(s(s(x))) -> HALF(x) 6: LOG(s(s(x))) -> LOG(s(half(x))) 7: LOG(s(s(x))) -> HALF(x) The approximated dependency graph contains 2 SCCs: {5} and {6}. - Consider the SCC {5}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [HALF](x) = [s](x) = x + 1, rule 5 is strictly decreasing. - Consider the SCC {6}. The usable rules are {1,2}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = 1, [half](x) = x and [LOG](x) = [s](x) = x + 1, rule 1 is weakly decreasing and the rules in {2,6} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.