Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: f(s(X)) -> f(X) 2: g(cons(0,Y)) -> g(Y) 3: g(cons(s(X),Y)) -> s(X) 4: h(cons(X,Y)) -> h(g(cons(X,Y))) There are 4 dependency pairs: 5: F(s(X)) -> F(X) 6: G(cons(0,Y)) -> G(Y) 7: H(cons(X,Y)) -> H(g(cons(X,Y))) 8: H(cons(X,Y)) -> G(cons(X,Y)) The approximated dependency graph contains 3 SCCs: {5}, {6} and {7}. - Consider the SCC {5}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [F](x) = [s](x) = x + 1, rule 5 is strictly decreasing. - Consider the SCC {6}. There are no usable rules. By taking the polynomial interpretation [0] = 1, [G](x) = x + 1 and [cons](x,y) = x + y + 1, rule 6 is strictly decreasing. - Consider the SCC {7}. The usable rules are {2,3}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [g](x) = [s](x) = 0, [0] = 1, [H](x) = x + 1 and [cons](x,y) = x + y + 1, the rules in {2,3} are weakly decreasing and rule 7 is strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.