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