YES O(n^4) TRS: { a__f(X1, X2, X3) -> f(X1, X2, X3), a__f(a(), X, X) -> a__f(X, a__b(), b()), a__b() -> b(), a__b() -> a(), mark(b()) -> a__b(), mark(a()) -> a(), mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) -> a__f(X1, mark(X2), X3) } DUP: We consider a non-duplicating system. Trs: { a__f(X1, X2, X3) -> f(X1, X2, X3), a__f(a(), X, X) -> a__f(X, a__b(), b()), a__b() -> b(), a__b() -> a(), mark(b()) -> a__b(), mark(a()) -> a(), mark(f(X1, X2, X3)) -> a__f(X1, mark(X2), X3) } Matrix Interpretation: Interpretation class: triangular [X11] [X7] [X3] [1 1 0 0][X11] [1 0 0 0][X7] [1 1 0 1][X3] [0] [X10] [X6] [X2] [0 0 0 1][X10] [0 1 0 0][X6] [0 1 0 1][X2] [1] [f]([ X9], [X5], [X1]) = [0 0 1 1][X9] + [0 0 1 0][X5] + [0 0 0 1][X1] + [1] [ X8] [X4] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X8] [0 0 0 0][X4] [0 0 0 0][X0] [0] [X3] [1 1 1 0][X3] [1] [X2] [0 1 1 0][X2] [1] [mark]([X1]) = [0 0 1 0][X1] + [1] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X0] [1] [0] [1] [a] = [0] [1] [0] [0] [b] = [1] [0] [1] [1] [a__b] = [1] [1] [X11] [X7] [X3] [1 1 0 1][X11] [1 0 0 0][X7] [1 1 0 1][X3] [1] [X10] [X6] [X2] [0 0 0 1][X10] [0 1 0 0][X6] [0 1 0 1][X2] [1] [a__f]([ X9], [X5], [X1]) = [0 0 1 1][X9] + [0 0 1 0][X5] + [0 0 0 1][X1] + [1] [ X8] [X4] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X8] [0 0 0 0][X4] [0 0 0 0][X0] [0] Qed