YES Problem: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(a(),f(a(),f(a(),a()))),x) Proof: Uncurry Processor: a2(x,a()) -> a2(a1(a1(a())),x) f(a1(x1),x2) -> a2(x1,x2) f(a(),x2) -> a1(x2) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [1 0 1] [1 0 1] [a2](x0, x1) = [0 0 0]x0 + [0 0 0]x1 [1 0 0] [0 0 0] , [1 0 0] [a1](x0) = [0 0 1]x0 [1 0 0] , [1 1 0] [1 0 1] [0] [f](x0, x1) = [0 0 1]x0 + [0 1 1]x1 + [0] [1 0 0] [1 0 0] [1], [0] [a] = [0] [1] orientation: [1 0 1] [1] [1 0 1] a2(x,a()) = [0 0 0]x + [0] >= [0 0 0]x = a2(a1(a1(a())),x) [1 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [1 0 1] [1 0 1] [0] [1 0 1] [1 0 1] f(a1(x1),x2) = [1 0 0]x1 + [0 1 1]x2 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0 0 0]x2 = a2(x1,x2) [1 0 0] [1 0 0] [1] [1 0 0] [0 0 0] [1 0 1] [0] [1 0 0] f(a(),x2) = [0 1 1]x2 + [1] >= [0 0 1]x2 = a1(x2) [1 0 0] [1] [1 0 0] problem: f(a1(x1),x2) -> a2(x1,x2) f(a(),x2) -> a1(x2) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [1 0 0] [1 0 0] [a2](x0, x1) = [0 0 0]x0 + [0 0 0]x1 [0 0 0] [0 0 0] , [1 0 0] [a1](x0) = [0 0 0]x0 [0 0 0] , [1 0 0] [1 0 0] [1] [f](x0, x1) = [0 0 0]x0 + [0 0 0]x1 + [0] [0 0 0] [0 0 0] [0], [0] [a] = [0] [0] orientation: [1 0 0] [1 0 0] [1] [1 0 0] [1 0 0] f(a1(x1),x2) = [0 0 0]x1 + [0 0 0]x2 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x1 + [0 0 0]x2 = a2(x1,x2) [0 0 0] [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] [0 0 0] [1 0 0] [1] [1 0 0] f(a(),x2) = [0 0 0]x2 + [0] >= [0 0 0]x2 = a1(x2) [0 0 0] [0] [0 0 0] problem: Qed