YES O(n^3) TRS: { a__f(X) -> f(X), a__f(f(a())) -> c(f(g(f(a())))), mark(c(X)) -> c(X), mark(f(X)) -> a__f(mark(X)), mark(g(X)) -> g(mark(X)), mark(a()) -> a() } DUP: We consider a non-duplicating system. Trs: { a__f(X) -> f(X), a__f(f(a())) -> c(f(g(f(a())))), mark(c(X)) -> c(X), mark(f(X)) -> a__f(mark(X)), mark(g(X)) -> g(mark(X)), mark(a()) -> a() } Matrix Interpretation: Interpretation class: triangular [X2] [1 1 1][X2] [0] [mark]([X1]) = [0 1 0][X1] + [0] [X0] [0 0 1][X0] [0] [X2] [1 0 0][X2] [1] [a__f]([X1]) = [0 1 1][X1] + [1] [X0] [0 0 0][X0] [1] [0] [a] = [1] [1] [X2] [1 0 0][X2] [0] [g]([X1]) = [0 1 0][X1] + [0] [X0] [0 0 1][X0] [1] [X2] [1 0 0][X2] [0] [f]([X1]) = [0 1 1][X1] + [1] [X0] [0 0 0][X0] [1] [X2] [1 0 0][X2] [0] [c]([X1]) = [0 0 0][X1] + [1] [X0] [0 0 0][X0] [1] Qed