Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: f(nil) -> nil 2: f(nil . y) -> nil . f(y) 3: f((x . y) . z) -> f(x . (y . z)) 4: g(nil) -> nil 5: g(x . nil) -> g(x) . nil 6: g(x . (y . z)) -> g((x . y) . z) There are 4 dependency pairs: 7: F(nil . y) -> F(y) 8: F((x . y) . z) -> F(x . (y . z)) 9: G(x . nil) -> G(x) 10: G(x . (y . z)) -> G((x . y) . z) The approximated dependency graph contains 2 SCCs: {7,8} and {9,10}. - Consider the SCC {7,8}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [nil] = 1, [F](x) = x + 1 and [.](x,y) = x + y + 1, rule 8 is weakly decreasing and rule 7 is strictly decreasing. There is one new SCC. - Consider the SCC {8}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [.](x,y) = [F](x) = x + 1, rule 8 is strictly decreasing. - Consider the SCC {9,10}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [nil] = 1, [G](x) = x + 1 and [.](x,y) = x + y + 1, rule 10 is weakly decreasing and rule 9 is strictly decreasing. There is one new SCC. - Consider the SCC {10}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [G](x) = x + 1 and [.](x,y) = y + 1, rule 10 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.