Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: 0 + y -> y 2: s(x) + 0 -> s(x) 3: s(x) + s(y) -> s(s(x) + (y + 0)) There are 2 dependency pairs: 4: s(x) +# s(y) -> s(x) +# (y + 0) 5: s(x) +# s(y) -> y +# 0 The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {4}. - Consider the SCC {4}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = 0, [s](x) = x + 1, [+](x,y) = x + y and [+#](x,y) = x + y + 1, the rules in {1-3} are weakly decreasing and rule 4 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.