YES O(n^2) TRS: { f(a(x), a(y)) -> a(f(x, y)), f(b(x), b(y)) -> b(f(x, y)), a(a(f(x, y))) -> f(a(b(a(b(a(x))))), a(b(a(b(a(y)))))) } DUP: We consider a non-duplicating system. Trs: { f(a(x), a(y)) -> a(f(x, y)), f(b(x), b(y)) -> b(f(x, y)), a(a(f(x, y))) -> f(a(b(a(b(a(x))))), a(b(a(b(a(y)))))) } Matrix Interpretation: Interpretation class: triangular [X1] [1 0][X1] [1] [b]([X0]) = [0 0][X0] + [0] [X1] [1 3][X1] [1] [a]([X0]) = [0 1][X0] + [3] [X3] [X1] [1 0][X3] [1 0][X1] [0] [f]([X2], [X0]) = [0 1][X2] + [0 1][X0] + [0] Qed