Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: from(X) -> cons(X,n__from(n__s(X))) 2: after(0,XS) -> XS 3: after(s(N),cons(X,XS)) -> after(N,activate(XS)) 4: from(X) -> n__from(X) 5: s(X) -> n__s(X) 6: activate(n__from(X)) -> from(activate(X)) 7: activate(n__s(X)) -> s(activate(X)) 8: activate(X) -> X There are 6 dependency pairs: 9: AFTER(s(N),cons(X,XS)) -> AFTER(N,activate(XS)) 10: AFTER(s(N),cons(X,XS)) -> ACTIVATE(XS) 11: ACTIVATE(n__from(X)) -> FROM(activate(X)) 12: ACTIVATE(n__from(X)) -> ACTIVATE(X) 13: ACTIVATE(n__s(X)) -> S(activate(X)) 14: ACTIVATE(n__s(X)) -> ACTIVATE(X) The approximated dependency graph contains 2 SCCs: {12,14} and {9}. - Consider the SCC {12,14}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [ACTIVATE](x) = [n__from](x) = [n__s](x) = x + 1, the rules in {12,14} are strictly decreasing. - Consider the SCC {9}. The usable rules are {1,4-8}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [activate](x) = [AFTER](x,y) = [cons](x,y) = [from](x) = [n__from](x) = [n__s](x) = [s](x) = x + 1, the rules in {1,4-7} are weakly decreasing and the rules in {8,9} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.