YES Problem: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(f(x,f(f(a(),a()),a())),a()) Proof: Uncurry Processor (mirror): a2(x,a()) -> a1(a2(a1(a()),x)) f(a1(x3),x4) -> a2(x3,x4) f(a(),x4) -> a1(x4) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [1 0 1] [1 0 1] [a2](x0, x1) = [0 1 1]x0 + [1 1 1]x1 [1 1 1] [0 1 1] , [1 0 0] [a1](x0) = [0 0 1]x0 [0 1 0] , [1 1 0] [1 0 1] [1] [f](x0, x1) = [0 1 1]x0 + [1 1 1]x1 + [0] [1 1 1] [0 1 1] [0], [0] [a] = [0] [1] orientation: [1 0 1] [1] [1 0 1] [0] a2(x,a()) = [0 1 1]x + [1] >= [0 1 1]x + [1] = a1(a2(a1(a()),x)) [1 1 1] [1] [1 1 1] [1] [1 0 1] [1 0 1] [1] [1 0 1] [1 0 1] f(a1(x3),x4) = [0 1 1]x3 + [1 1 1]x4 + [0] >= [0 1 1]x3 + [1 1 1]x4 = a2(x3,x4) [1 1 1] [0 1 1] [0] [1 1 1] [0 1 1] [1 0 1] [1] [1 0 0] f(a(),x4) = [1 1 1]x4 + [1] >= [0 0 1]x4 = a1(x4) [0 1 1] [1] [0 1 0] problem: Qed