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