Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: f(0) -> s(0) 2: f(s(0)) -> s(s(0)) 3: f(s(0)) -> s(s(0)) * f(0) 4: f(x + s(0)) -> s(s(0)) + f(x) 5: f(x + y) -> f(x) * f(y) There are 4 dependency pairs: 6: F(s(0)) -> F(0) 7: F(x + s(0)) -> F(x) 8: F(x + y) -> F(x) 9: F(x + y) -> F(y) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {7-9}. - Consider the SCC {7-9}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = 1, [F](x) = [s](x) = x + 1 and [+](x,y) = x + y + 1, the rules in {7-9} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.