YES(?,O(n^2)) Problem: *(x,*(y,z)) -> *(*(x,y),z) *(x,x) -> x Proof: Matrix Interpretation Processor: dimension: 2 interpretation: [1 2] [8] [*](x0, x1) = x0 + [0 1]x1 + [1] orientation: [1 2] [1 4] [18] [1 2] [1 2] [16] *(x,*(y,z)) = x + [0 1]y + [0 1]z + [2 ] >= x + [0 1]y + [0 1]z + [2 ] = *(*(x,y),z) [2 2] [8] *(x,x) = [0 2]x + [1] >= x = x problem: Qed