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