YES O(n^3) TRS: { sqr(0()) -> 0(), sqr(s()) -> s(), terms(N) -> cons(recip(sqr(N))), dbl(0()) -> 0(), dbl(s()) -> s(), add(0(), X) -> X, add(s(), Y) -> s(), first(0(), X) -> nil(), first(s(), cons(Y)) -> cons(Y) } DUP: We consider a non-duplicating system. Trs: { sqr(0()) -> 0(), sqr(s()) -> s(), terms(N) -> cons(recip(sqr(N))), dbl(0()) -> 0(), dbl(s()) -> s(), add(0(), X) -> X, add(s(), Y) -> s(), first(0(), X) -> nil(), first(s(), cons(Y)) -> cons(Y) } Matrix Interpretation: Interpretation class: triangular [X5] [X2] [1 0 0][X5] [1 0 0][X2] [0] [first]([X4], [X1]) = [0 0 0][X4] + [0 0 0][X1] + [0] [X3] [X0] [0 0 0][X3] [0 0 0][X0] [1] [0] [nil] = [0] [0] [X5] [X2] [1 1 1][X5] [1 0 0][X2] [1] [add]([X4], [X1]) = [0 0 0][X4] + [0 1 0][X1] + [1] [X3] [X0] [0 0 1][X3] [0 0 1][X0] [0] [X2] [1 0 0][X2] [1] [dbl]([X1]) = [0 0 0][X1] + [1] [X0] [0 0 1][X0] [1] [1] [s] = [1] [1] [1] [0] = [1] [1] [X2] [1 1 0][X2] [1] [terms]([X1]) = [0 0 0][X1] + [1] [X0] [0 0 0][X0] [0] [X2] [1 1 0][X2] [0] [sqr]([X1]) = [0 1 1][X1] + [0] [X0] [0 0 0][X0] [1] [X2] [1 0 0][X2] [0] [recip]([X1]) = [0 0 0][X1] + [0] [X0] [0 0 0][X0] [0] [X2] [1 0 0][X2] [0] [cons]([X1]) = [0 0 0][X1] + [0] [X0] [0 0 0][X0] [0] Qed