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