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