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