YES O(n^4) TRS: { U12(tt(), M, N) -> s(plus(activate(N), activate(M))), activate(X) -> X, U11(tt(), M, N) -> U12(tt(), activate(M), activate(N)), plus(N, s(M)) -> U11(tt(), M, N), plus(N, 0()) -> N } DUP: We consider a non-duplicating system. Trs: { U12(tt(), M, N) -> s(plus(activate(N), activate(M))), activate(X) -> X, U11(tt(), M, N) -> U12(tt(), activate(M), activate(N)), plus(N, s(M)) -> U11(tt(), M, N), plus(N, 0()) -> N } Matrix Interpretation: Interpretation class: triangular [1] [0] [0] = [0] [0] [X7] [X3] [1 0 0 0][X7] [1 3 0 0][X3] [0] [X6] [X2] [0 1 0 0][X6] [0 1 0 0][X2] [0] [plus]([X5], [X1]) = [0 0 1 0][X5] + [0 0 0 0][X1] + [0] [X4] [X0] [0 0 0 1][X4] [0 0 0 0][X0] [0] [X3] [1 0 0 0][X3] [0] [X2] [0 1 0 0][X2] [3] [s]([X1]) = [0 0 0 0][X1] + [0] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X0] [0] [X11] [X7] [X3] [1 2 0 2][X11] [1 3 0 0][X7] [1 0 0 0][X3] [0] [X10] [X6] [X2] [0 1 0 0][X10] [0 1 0 0][X6] [0 1 0 0][X2] [1] [U11]([ X9], [X5], [X1]) = [0 0 0 0][X9] + [0 0 0 0][X5] + [0 0 1 0][X1] + [0] [ X8] [X4] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X8] [0 0 0 0][X4] [0 0 0 0][X0] [0] [X3] [1 0 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] [2] [tt] = [0] [2] [X11] [X7] [X3] [1 0 0 2][X11] [1 3 0 0][X7] [1 0 0 0][X3] [0] [X10] [X6] [X2] [0 0 0 0][X10] [0 1 0 0][X6] [0 1 0 0][X2] [3] [U12]([ X9], [X5], [X1]) = [0 0 0 0][X9] + [0 0 0 0][X5] + [0 0 0 0][X1] + [0] [ X8] [X4] [X0] [0 0 0 0][X8] [0 0 0 0][X4] [0 0 0 0][X0] [0] Qed