YES O(n^4) TRS: { c(X) -> d(activate(X)), f(X) -> n__f(X), f(f(X)) -> c(n__f(g(n__f(X)))), d(X) -> n__d(X), activate(X) -> X, activate(n__f(X)) -> f(X), activate(n__d(X)) -> d(X), h(X) -> c(n__d(X)) } DUP: We consider a non-duplicating system. Trs: { c(X) -> d(activate(X)), f(X) -> n__f(X), f(f(X)) -> c(n__f(g(n__f(X)))), d(X) -> n__d(X), activate(X) -> X, activate(n__f(X)) -> f(X), activate(n__d(X)) -> d(X), h(X) -> c(n__d(X)) } Matrix Interpretation: Interpretation class: triangular [X3] [1 0 0 0][X3] [6] [X2] [0 0 0 0][X2] [0] [h]([X1]) = [0 0 0 0][X1] + [1] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X0] [2] [X3] [1 0 0 0][X3] [0] [X2] [0 0 0 0][X2] [0] [n__d]([X1]) = [0 0 0 0][X1] + [0] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X0] [1] [X3] [1 1 0 1][X3] [1] [X2] [0 1 4 4][X2] [1] [activate]([X1]) = [0 0 1 0][X1] + [4] [X0] [0 0 0 1][X0] [2] [X3] [1 0 0 0][X3] [1] [X2] [0 0 0 0][X2] [0] [d]([X1]) = [0 0 0 0][X1] + [0] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X0] [1] [X3] [1 4 0 4][X3] [1] [X2] [0 1 2 0][X2] [4] [f]([X1]) = [0 0 1 0][X1] + [4] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X0] [2] [X3] [1 2 0 0][X3] [2] [X2] [0 0 0 0][X2] [0] [g]([X1]) = [0 0 0 0][X1] + [0] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X0] [0] [X3] [1 3 0 4][X3] [0] [X2] [0 1 0 0][X2] [3] [n__f]([X1]) = [0 0 1 0][X1] + [0] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X0] [0] [X3] [1 2 4 2][X3] [3] [X2] [0 0 0 0][X2] [0] [c]([X1]) = [0 0 0 0][X1] + [1] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X0] [2] Qed