YES O(n^5) TRS: { f(X) -> n__f(X), f(f(a())) -> f(g(n__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())) -> f(g(n__f(a()))), activate(X) -> X, activate(n__f(X)) -> f(X) } Matrix Interpretation: Interpretation class: triangular [X4] [1 1 0 0 0][X4] [1] [X3] [0 1 0 0 0][X3] [0] [activate]([X2]) = [0 0 1 0 0][X2] + [0] [X1] [0 0 0 1 0][X1] [0] [X0] [0 0 0 0 1][X0] [0] [0] [0] [a] = [0] [0] [0] [X4] [1 0 0 0 0][X4] [0] [X3] [0 0 0 0 0][X3] [1] [n__f]([X2]) = [0 0 0 0 0][X2] + [0] [X1] [0 0 0 0 0][X1] [0] [X0] [0 0 0 0 0][X0] [0] [X4] [1 0 0 0 0][X4] [0] [X3] [0 0 0 0 0][X3] [0] [g]([X2]) = [0 0 0 0 0][X2] + [0] [X1] [0 0 0 0 0][X1] [0] [X0] [0 0 0 0 0][X0] [0] [X4] [1 0 0 0 0][X4] [1] [X3] [0 0 0 0 0][X3] [1] [f]([X2]) = [0 0 0 0 0][X2] + [0] [X1] [0 0 0 0 0][X1] [0] [X0] [0 0 0 0 0][X0] [0] Qed