Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: a__g(X) -> a__h(X) 2: a__c -> d 3: a__h(d) -> a__g(c) 4: mark(g(X)) -> a__g(X) 5: mark(h(X)) -> a__h(X) 6: mark(c) -> a__c 7: mark(d) -> d 8: a__g(X) -> g(X) 9: a__h(X) -> h(X) 10: a__c -> c There are 5 dependency pairs: 11: A__G(X) -> A__H(X) 12: A__H(d) -> A__G(c) 13: MARK(g(X)) -> A__G(X) 14: MARK(h(X)) -> A__H(X) 15: MARK(c) -> A__C The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {11,12}. - Consider the SCC {11,12}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [c] = 0, [d] = 1 and [A__G](x) = [A__H](x) = x + 1, rule 11 is weakly decreasing and rule 12 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.