YES(?,O(n^1)) We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(?,O(n^1)). Strict Trs: { f(X) -> n__f(X) , f(0()) -> cons(0(), n__f(s(0()))) , f(s(0())) -> f(p(s(0()))) , p(s(X)) -> X , activate(X) -> X , activate(n__f(X)) -> f(X) } Obligation: runtime complexity Answer: YES(?,O(n^1)) The input is overlay and right-linear. Switching to innermost rewriting. We are left with following problem, upon which TcT provides the certificate YES(?,O(n^1)). Strict Trs: { f(X) -> n__f(X) , f(0()) -> cons(0(), n__f(s(0()))) , f(s(0())) -> f(p(s(0()))) , p(s(X)) -> X , activate(X) -> X , activate(n__f(X)) -> f(X) } Obligation: innermost runtime complexity Answer: YES(?,O(n^1)) The problem is match-bounded by 2. The enriched problem is compatible with the following automaton. { f_0(2) -> 1 , f_0(3) -> 1 , f_0(4) -> 1 , f_0(5) -> 1 , f_1(2) -> 7 , f_1(3) -> 7 , f_1(4) -> 7 , f_1(5) -> 7 , f_1(12) -> 1 , f_1(12) -> 7 , 0_0() -> 2 , 0_0() -> 6 , 0_0() -> 7 , 0_1() -> 8 , 0_1() -> 11 , 0_1() -> 12 , 0_2() -> 13 , 0_2() -> 16 , cons_0(2, 2) -> 3 , cons_0(2, 2) -> 6 , cons_0(2, 2) -> 7 , cons_0(2, 3) -> 3 , cons_0(2, 3) -> 6 , cons_0(2, 3) -> 7 , cons_0(2, 4) -> 3 , cons_0(2, 4) -> 6 , cons_0(2, 4) -> 7 , cons_0(2, 5) -> 3 , cons_0(2, 5) -> 6 , cons_0(2, 5) -> 7 , cons_0(3, 2) -> 3 , cons_0(3, 2) -> 6 , cons_0(3, 2) -> 7 , cons_0(3, 3) -> 3 , cons_0(3, 3) -> 6 , cons_0(3, 3) -> 7 , cons_0(3, 4) -> 3 , cons_0(3, 4) -> 6 , cons_0(3, 4) -> 7 , cons_0(3, 5) -> 3 , cons_0(3, 5) -> 6 , cons_0(3, 5) -> 7 , cons_0(4, 2) -> 3 , cons_0(4, 2) -> 6 , cons_0(4, 2) -> 7 , cons_0(4, 3) -> 3 , cons_0(4, 3) -> 6 , cons_0(4, 3) -> 7 , cons_0(4, 4) -> 3 , cons_0(4, 4) -> 6 , cons_0(4, 4) -> 7 , cons_0(4, 5) -> 3 , cons_0(4, 5) -> 6 , cons_0(4, 5) -> 7 , cons_0(5, 2) -> 3 , cons_0(5, 2) -> 6 , cons_0(5, 2) -> 7 , cons_0(5, 3) -> 3 , cons_0(5, 3) -> 6 , cons_0(5, 3) -> 7 , cons_0(5, 4) -> 3 , cons_0(5, 4) -> 6 , cons_0(5, 4) -> 7 , cons_0(5, 5) -> 3 , cons_0(5, 5) -> 6 , cons_0(5, 5) -> 7 , cons_1(8, 9) -> 1 , cons_1(12, 9) -> 7 , cons_2(13, 14) -> 1 , cons_2(16, 14) -> 7 , n__f_0(2) -> 4 , n__f_0(2) -> 6 , n__f_0(2) -> 7 , n__f_0(3) -> 4 , n__f_0(3) -> 6 , n__f_0(3) -> 7 , n__f_0(4) -> 4 , n__f_0(4) -> 6 , n__f_0(4) -> 7 , n__f_0(5) -> 4 , n__f_0(5) -> 6 , n__f_0(5) -> 7 , n__f_1(2) -> 1 , n__f_1(3) -> 1 , n__f_1(4) -> 1 , n__f_1(5) -> 1 , n__f_1(10) -> 9 , n__f_2(2) -> 7 , n__f_2(3) -> 7 , n__f_2(4) -> 7 , n__f_2(5) -> 7 , n__f_2(12) -> 1 , n__f_2(12) -> 7 , n__f_2(15) -> 14 , s_0(2) -> 5 , s_0(2) -> 6 , s_0(2) -> 7 , s_0(3) -> 5 , s_0(3) -> 6 , s_0(3) -> 7 , s_0(4) -> 5 , s_0(4) -> 6 , s_0(4) -> 7 , s_0(5) -> 5 , s_0(5) -> 6 , s_0(5) -> 7 , s_1(11) -> 10 , s_2(16) -> 15 , p_0(2) -> 6 , p_0(3) -> 6 , p_0(4) -> 6 , p_0(5) -> 6 , p_1(10) -> 12 , activate_0(2) -> 7 , activate_0(3) -> 7 , activate_0(4) -> 7 , activate_0(5) -> 7 , 2 -> 6 , 2 -> 7 , 3 -> 6 , 3 -> 7 , 4 -> 6 , 4 -> 7 , 5 -> 6 , 5 -> 7 , 11 -> 12 } Hurray, we answered YES(?,O(n^1))