Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: or(x,x) -> x 2: and(x,x) -> x 3: not(not(x)) -> x 4: not(and(x,y)) -> or(not(x),not(y)) 5: not(or(x,y)) -> and(not(x),not(y)) There are 6 dependency pairs: 6: NOT(and(x,y)) -> OR(not(x),not(y)) 7: NOT(and(x,y)) -> NOT(x) 8: NOT(and(x,y)) -> NOT(y) 9: NOT(or(x,y)) -> AND(not(x),not(y)) 10: NOT(or(x,y)) -> NOT(x) 11: NOT(or(x,y)) -> NOT(y) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {7,8,10,11}. - Consider the SCC {7,8,10,11}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [NOT](x) = x + 1 and [and](x,y) = [or](x,y) = x + y + 1, the rules in {7,8,10,11} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.