YES O(n^3) TRS: { s(a()) -> a(), s(s(x)) -> x, s(f(x, y)) -> f(s(y), s(x)), s(g(x, y)) -> g(s(x), s(y)), f(x, a()) -> x, f(a(), y) -> y, f(g(x, y), g(u, v)) -> g(f(x, u), f(y, v)), g(a(), a()) -> a() } DUP: We consider a non-duplicating system. Trs: { s(a()) -> a(), s(s(x)) -> x, s(f(x, y)) -> f(s(y), s(x)), s(g(x, y)) -> g(s(x), s(y)), f(x, a()) -> x, f(a(), y) -> y, f(g(x, y), g(u, v)) -> g(f(x, u), f(y, v)), g(a(), a()) -> a() } Matrix Interpretation: Interpretation class: triangular [X5] [X2] [1 0 0][X5] [1 0 0][X2] [0] [g]([X4], [X1]) = [0 1 0][X4] + [0 1 1][X1] + [0] [X3] [X0] [0 0 1][X3] [0 0 1][X0] [1] [X5] [X2] [1 0 1][X5] [1 0 0][X2] [0] [f]([X4], [X1]) = [0 1 1][X4] + [0 1 1][X1] + [0] [X3] [X0] [0 0 1][X3] [0 0 1][X0] [1] [X2] [1 1 1][X2] [0] [s]([X1]) = [0 1 1][X1] + [1] [X0] [0 0 1][X0] [0] [1] [a] = [1] [0] Qed