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