YES O(n^3) TRS: { a__zeros() -> cons(0(), zeros()), a__zeros() -> zeros(), mark(cons(X1, X2)) -> cons(mark(X1), X2), mark(0()) -> 0(), mark(zeros()) -> a__zeros(), mark(tail(X)) -> a__tail(mark(X)), a__tail(X) -> tail(X), a__tail(cons(X, XS)) -> mark(XS) } DUP: We consider a non-duplicating system. Trs: { a__zeros() -> cons(0(), zeros()), a__zeros() -> zeros(), mark(cons(X1, X2)) -> cons(mark(X1), X2), mark(0()) -> 0(), mark(zeros()) -> a__zeros(), mark(tail(X)) -> a__tail(mark(X)), a__tail(X) -> tail(X), a__tail(cons(X, XS)) -> mark(XS) } Matrix Interpretation: Interpretation class: triangular [X2] [1 1 1][X2] [0] [tail]([X1]) = [0 1 1][X1] + [1] [X0] [0 0 1][X0] [1] [X2] [1 1 1][X2] [1] [a__tail]([X1]) = [0 1 1][X1] + [1] [X0] [0 0 1][X0] [1] [X2] [1 1 1][X2] [1] [mark]([X1]) = [0 1 1][X1] + [0] [X0] [0 0 1][X0] [0] [1] [a__zeros] = [1] [1] [0] [zeros] = [0] [1] [0] [0] = [0] [0] [X5] [X2] [1 0 0][X5] [1 1 0][X2] [0] [cons]([X4], [X1]) = [0 1 0][X4] + [0 1 0][X1] + [1] [X3] [X0] [0 0 1][X3] [0 0 1][X0] [0] Qed