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