Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: (x + y) + z -> x + (y + z) 2: f(x) + f(y) -> f(x + y) 3: f(x) + (f(y) + z) -> f(x + y) + z There are 5 dependency pairs: 4: (x + y) +# z -> x +# (y + z) 5: (x + y) +# z -> y +# z 6: f(x) +# f(y) -> x +# y 7: f(x) +# (f(y) + z) -> f(x + y) +# z 8: f(x) +# (f(y) + z) -> x +# y The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {4-8}. - Consider the SCC {4-8}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [f](x) = x + 1 and [+](x,y) = [+#](x,y) = x + y + 1, the rules in {1,4} are weakly decreasing and the rules in {2,3,5-8} are strictly decreasing. There is one new SCC. - Consider the SCC {4}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [+#](x,y) = [f](x) = x + 1 and [+](x,y) = x + y + 1, rule 1 is weakly decreasing and the rules in {2-4} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.