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