YES O(n) TRS: { a(c(d(x))) -> c(x), u(b(d(d(x)))) -> b(x), v(c(x)) -> b(x), v(a(c(x))) -> u(b(d(x))), v(a(a(x))) -> u(v(x)), w(c(x)) -> b(x), w(a(c(x))) -> u(b(d(x))), w(a(a(x))) -> u(w(x)) } DUP: We consider a non-duplicating system. Trs: { a(c(d(x))) -> c(x), u(b(d(d(x)))) -> b(x), v(c(x)) -> b(x), v(a(c(x))) -> u(b(d(x))), v(a(a(x))) -> u(v(x)), w(c(x)) -> b(x), w(a(c(x))) -> u(b(d(x))), w(a(a(x))) -> u(w(x)) } BOUND: Automaton: { w_1(21) -> 22, w_0(7) -> 7, v_1(16) -> 17, v_0(7) -> 7, u_1(17) -> 18, u_0(7) -> 7, b_2(36) -> 37, b_1(32) -> 33, b_1(26) -> 27, b_1(12) -> 13, b_0(7) -> 7, d_1(44) -> 45, d_1(25) -> 26, d_0(7) -> 7, a_0(7) -> 7, c_1(8) -> 9, c_0(7) -> 7, 45 -> 26, 37 -> 22 | 17, 33 -> 7, 27 -> 17, 22 -> 17, 18 -> 22 | 17 | 7, 13 -> 18 | 7, 9 -> 7, 8 -> 44 | 36 | 32, 7 -> 25 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 8 } Strict: {} Qed