YES O(n^4) TRS: { f(nil()) -> nil(), f(.(nil(), y)) -> .(nil(), f(y)), f(.(.(x, y), z)) -> f(.(x, .(y, z))), g(nil()) -> nil(), g(.(x, nil())) -> .(g(x), nil()), g(.(x, .(y, z))) -> g(.(.(x, y), z)) } DUP: We consider a non-duplicating system. Trs: { f(nil()) -> nil(), f(.(nil(), y)) -> .(nil(), f(y)), f(.(.(x, y), z)) -> f(.(x, .(y, z))), g(nil()) -> nil(), g(.(x, nil())) -> .(g(x), nil()), g(.(x, .(y, z))) -> g(.(.(x, y), z)) } Matrix Interpretation: Interpretation class: triangular [X3] [1 1 0 0][X3] [0] [X2] [0 1 0 0][X2] [0] [g]([X1]) = [0 0 0 1][X1] + [1] [X0] [0 0 0 1][X0] [0] [X7] [X3] [1 0 0 0][X7] [1 0 0 0][X3] [0] [X6] [X2] [0 1 0 0][X6] [0 0 0 1][X2] [0] [.]([X5], [X1]) = [0 0 0 1][X5] + [0 0 1 0][X1] + [0] [X4] [X0] [0 0 0 1][X4] [0 0 0 1][X0] [1] [X3] [1 0 1 0][X3] [1] [X2] [0 1 1 0][X2] [1] [f]([X1]) = [0 0 1 0][X1] + [0] [X0] [0 0 0 1][X0] [0] [0] [1] [nil] = [0] [1] Qed