Consider the TRS R consisting of the rewrite rules 1: f(g(x),g(y)) -> f(p(f(g(x),s(y))),g(s(p(x)))) 2: p(0) -> g(0) 3: g(s(p(x))) -> p(x) There are 6 dependency pairs: 4: F(g(x),g(y)) -> F(p(f(g(x),s(y))),g(s(p(x)))) 5: F(g(x),g(y)) -> P(f(g(x),s(y))) 6: F(g(x),g(y)) -> F(g(x),s(y)) 7: F(g(x),g(y)) -> G(s(p(x))) 8: F(g(x),g(y)) -> P(x) 9: P(0) -> G(0) The approximated dependency graph contains one SCC: {4}. - Consider the SCC {4}. By taking the polynomial interpretation [f](x,y) = 0, [0] = 2, [F](x,y) = [p](x) = [s](x) = 2x + 1 and [g](x) = x + 2, rule 1 is weakly decreasing and the rules in {2-4} are strictly decreasing. Hence the TRS is terminating.