Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: x + 0 -> x 2: x + s(y) -> s(x + y) 3: 0 + s(y) -> s(y) 4: s(0 + y) -> s(y) There are 3 dependency pairs: 5: x +# s(y) -> S(x + y) 6: x +# s(y) -> x +# y 7: S(0 + y) -> S(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 [0] = 1, [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) = x + 1 and [+#](x,y) = x + y + 1, rule 6 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.