Left Termination of the query pattern average_in_3(g, g, a) w.r.t. the given Prolog program could successfully be proven:



Prolog
  ↳ PrologToPiTRSProof

Clauses:

average(0, 0, 0).
average(0, s(0), 0).
average(0, s(s(0)), s(0)).
average(s(X), Y, Z) :- average(X, s(Y), Z).
average(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z)) :- average(s(X), Y, Z).

Queries:

average(g,g,a).

We use the technique of [30]. With regard to the inferred argument filtering the predicates were used in the following modes:
average_in: (b,b,f)
Transforming Prolog into the following Term Rewriting System:
Pi-finite rewrite system:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

average_in_gga(0, 0, 0) → average_out_gga(0, 0, 0)
average_in_gga(0, s(0), 0) → average_out_gga(0, s(0), 0)
average_in_gga(0, s(s(0)), s(0)) → average_out_gga(0, s(s(0)), s(0))
average_in_gga(s(X), Y, Z) → U1_gga(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(X, s(Y), Z))
average_in_gga(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z)) → U2_gga(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(s(X), Y, Z))
U2_gga(X, Y, Z, average_out_gga(s(X), Y, Z)) → average_out_gga(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z))
U1_gga(X, Y, Z, average_out_gga(X, s(Y), Z)) → average_out_gga(s(X), Y, Z)

The argument filtering Pi contains the following mapping:
average_in_gga(x1, x2, x3)  =  average_in_gga(x1, x2)
0  =  0
average_out_gga(x1, x2, x3)  =  average_out_gga(x3)
s(x1)  =  s(x1)
U1_gga(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U1_gga(x4)
U2_gga(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U2_gga(x4)

Infinitary Constructor Rewriting Termination of PiTRS implies Termination of Prolog



↳ Prolog
  ↳ PrologToPiTRSProof
PiTRS
      ↳ DependencyPairsProof

Pi-finite rewrite system:
The TRS R consists of the following rules:

average_in_gga(0, 0, 0) → average_out_gga(0, 0, 0)
average_in_gga(0, s(0), 0) → average_out_gga(0, s(0), 0)
average_in_gga(0, s(s(0)), s(0)) → average_out_gga(0, s(s(0)), s(0))
average_in_gga(s(X), Y, Z) → U1_gga(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(X, s(Y), Z))
average_in_gga(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z)) → U2_gga(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(s(X), Y, Z))
U2_gga(X, Y, Z, average_out_gga(s(X), Y, Z)) → average_out_gga(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z))
U1_gga(X, Y, Z, average_out_gga(X, s(Y), Z)) → average_out_gga(s(X), Y, Z)

The argument filtering Pi contains the following mapping:
average_in_gga(x1, x2, x3)  =  average_in_gga(x1, x2)
0  =  0
average_out_gga(x1, x2, x3)  =  average_out_gga(x3)
s(x1)  =  s(x1)
U1_gga(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U1_gga(x4)
U2_gga(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U2_gga(x4)


Using Dependency Pairs [1,30] we result in the following initial DP problem:
Pi DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y, Z) → U1_GGA(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(X, s(Y), Z))
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y, Z) → AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(Y), Z)
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z)) → U2_GGA(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(s(X), Y, Z))
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z)) → AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y, Z)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

average_in_gga(0, 0, 0) → average_out_gga(0, 0, 0)
average_in_gga(0, s(0), 0) → average_out_gga(0, s(0), 0)
average_in_gga(0, s(s(0)), s(0)) → average_out_gga(0, s(s(0)), s(0))
average_in_gga(s(X), Y, Z) → U1_gga(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(X, s(Y), Z))
average_in_gga(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z)) → U2_gga(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(s(X), Y, Z))
U2_gga(X, Y, Z, average_out_gga(s(X), Y, Z)) → average_out_gga(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z))
U1_gga(X, Y, Z, average_out_gga(X, s(Y), Z)) → average_out_gga(s(X), Y, Z)

The argument filtering Pi contains the following mapping:
average_in_gga(x1, x2, x3)  =  average_in_gga(x1, x2)
0  =  0
average_out_gga(x1, x2, x3)  =  average_out_gga(x3)
s(x1)  =  s(x1)
U1_gga(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U1_gga(x4)
U2_gga(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U2_gga(x4)
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(x1, x2, x3)  =  AVERAGE_IN_GGA(x1, x2)
U2_GGA(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U2_GGA(x4)
U1_GGA(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U1_GGA(x4)

We have to consider all (P,R,Pi)-chains

↳ Prolog
  ↳ PrologToPiTRSProof
    ↳ PiTRS
      ↳ DependencyPairsProof
PiDP
          ↳ DependencyGraphProof

Pi DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y, Z) → U1_GGA(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(X, s(Y), Z))
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y, Z) → AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(Y), Z)
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z)) → U2_GGA(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(s(X), Y, Z))
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z)) → AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y, Z)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

average_in_gga(0, 0, 0) → average_out_gga(0, 0, 0)
average_in_gga(0, s(0), 0) → average_out_gga(0, s(0), 0)
average_in_gga(0, s(s(0)), s(0)) → average_out_gga(0, s(s(0)), s(0))
average_in_gga(s(X), Y, Z) → U1_gga(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(X, s(Y), Z))
average_in_gga(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z)) → U2_gga(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(s(X), Y, Z))
U2_gga(X, Y, Z, average_out_gga(s(X), Y, Z)) → average_out_gga(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z))
U1_gga(X, Y, Z, average_out_gga(X, s(Y), Z)) → average_out_gga(s(X), Y, Z)

The argument filtering Pi contains the following mapping:
average_in_gga(x1, x2, x3)  =  average_in_gga(x1, x2)
0  =  0
average_out_gga(x1, x2, x3)  =  average_out_gga(x3)
s(x1)  =  s(x1)
U1_gga(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U1_gga(x4)
U2_gga(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U2_gga(x4)
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(x1, x2, x3)  =  AVERAGE_IN_GGA(x1, x2)
U2_GGA(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U2_GGA(x4)
U1_GGA(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U1_GGA(x4)

We have to consider all (P,R,Pi)-chains
The approximation of the Dependency Graph [30] contains 1 SCC with 2 less nodes.

↳ Prolog
  ↳ PrologToPiTRSProof
    ↳ PiTRS
      ↳ DependencyPairsProof
        ↳ PiDP
          ↳ DependencyGraphProof
PiDP
              ↳ UsableRulesProof

Pi DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y, Z) → AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(Y), Z)
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z)) → AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y, Z)

The TRS R consists of the following rules:

average_in_gga(0, 0, 0) → average_out_gga(0, 0, 0)
average_in_gga(0, s(0), 0) → average_out_gga(0, s(0), 0)
average_in_gga(0, s(s(0)), s(0)) → average_out_gga(0, s(s(0)), s(0))
average_in_gga(s(X), Y, Z) → U1_gga(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(X, s(Y), Z))
average_in_gga(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z)) → U2_gga(X, Y, Z, average_in_gga(s(X), Y, Z))
U2_gga(X, Y, Z, average_out_gga(s(X), Y, Z)) → average_out_gga(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z))
U1_gga(X, Y, Z, average_out_gga(X, s(Y), Z)) → average_out_gga(s(X), Y, Z)

The argument filtering Pi contains the following mapping:
average_in_gga(x1, x2, x3)  =  average_in_gga(x1, x2)
0  =  0
average_out_gga(x1, x2, x3)  =  average_out_gga(x3)
s(x1)  =  s(x1)
U1_gga(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U1_gga(x4)
U2_gga(x1, x2, x3, x4)  =  U2_gga(x4)
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(x1, x2, x3)  =  AVERAGE_IN_GGA(x1, x2)

We have to consider all (P,R,Pi)-chains
For (infinitary) constructor rewriting [30] we can delete all non-usable rules from R.

↳ Prolog
  ↳ PrologToPiTRSProof
    ↳ PiTRS
      ↳ DependencyPairsProof
        ↳ PiDP
          ↳ DependencyGraphProof
            ↳ PiDP
              ↳ UsableRulesProof
PiDP
                  ↳ PiDPToQDPProof

Pi DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y, Z) → AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(Y), Z)
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(s(s(Y))), s(Z)) → AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y, Z)

R is empty.
The argument filtering Pi contains the following mapping:
s(x1)  =  s(x1)
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(x1, x2, x3)  =  AVERAGE_IN_GGA(x1, x2)

We have to consider all (P,R,Pi)-chains
Transforming (infinitary) constructor rewriting Pi-DP problem [30] into ordinary QDP problem [15] by application of Pi.

↳ Prolog
  ↳ PrologToPiTRSProof
    ↳ PiTRS
      ↳ DependencyPairsProof
        ↳ PiDP
          ↳ DependencyGraphProof
            ↳ PiDP
              ↳ UsableRulesProof
                ↳ PiDP
                  ↳ PiDPToQDPProof
QDP
                      ↳ RuleRemovalProof

Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y) → AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(Y))
AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(s(s(Y)))) → AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y)

R is empty.
Q is empty.
We have to consider all (P,Q,R)-chains.
By using the rule removal processor [15] with the following polynomial ordering [25], at least one Dependency Pair or term rewrite system rule of this QDP problem can be strictly oriented.
Strictly oriented dependency pairs:

AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(s(s(Y)))) → AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y)


Used ordering: POLO with Polynomial interpretation [25]:

POL(AVERAGE_IN_GGA(x1, x2)) = 2·x1 + 2·x2   
POL(s(x1)) = 1 + x1   



↳ Prolog
  ↳ PrologToPiTRSProof
    ↳ PiTRS
      ↳ DependencyPairsProof
        ↳ PiDP
          ↳ DependencyGraphProof
            ↳ PiDP
              ↳ UsableRulesProof
                ↳ PiDP
                  ↳ PiDPToQDPProof
                    ↳ QDP
                      ↳ RuleRemovalProof
QDP
                          ↳ QDPSizeChangeProof

Q DP problem:
The TRS P consists of the following rules:

AVERAGE_IN_GGA(s(X), Y) → AVERAGE_IN_GGA(X, s(Y))

R is empty.
Q is empty.
We have to consider all (P,Q,R)-chains.
By using the subterm criterion [20] together with the size-change analysis [32] we have proven that there are no infinite chains for this DP problem.

From the DPs we obtained the following set of size-change graphs: