We consider the system Applicative_first_order_05__30. Alphabet: !faccolon : [a * a] --> a C : [] --> a cons : [c * d] --> d false : [] --> b filter : [c -> b * d] --> d filter2 : [b * c -> b * c * d] --> d map : [c -> c * d] --> d nil : [] --> d true : [] --> b Rules: !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, x), y), z), u) => !faccolon(!faccolon(x, z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(x, y), z), u)) map(f, nil) => nil map(f, cons(x, y)) => cons(f x, map(f, y)) filter(f, nil) => nil filter(f, cons(x, y)) => filter2(f x, f, x, y) filter2(true, f, x, y) => cons(x, filter(f, y)) filter2(false, f, x, y) => filter(f, y) This AFS is converted to an AFSM simply by replacing all free variables by meta-variables (with arity 0). We use the dependency pair framework as described in [Kop12, Ch. 6/7], with static dependency pairs (see [KusIsoSakBla09] and the adaptation for AFSMs and accessible arguments in [Kop13]). We thus obtain the following dependency pair problem (P_0, R_0, static, formative): Dependency Pairs P_0: 0] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) 1] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(X, Z) 2] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U) 3] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) 4] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(X, Y) 5] map#(F, cons(X, Y)) =#> map#(F, Y) 6] filter#(F, cons(X, Y)) =#> filter2#(F X, F, X, Y) 7] filter2#(true, F, X, Y) =#> filter#(F, Y) 8] filter2#(false, F, X, Y) =#> filter#(F, Y) Rules R_0: !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) => !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map(F, nil) => nil map(F, cons(X, Y)) => cons(F X, map(F, Y)) filter(F, nil) => nil filter(F, cons(X, Y)) => filter2(F X, F, X, Y) filter2(true, F, X, Y) => cons(X, filter(F, Y)) filter2(false, F, X, Y) => filter(F, Y) Thus, the original system is terminating if (P_0, R_0, static, formative) is finite. We consider the dependency pair problem (P_0, R_0, static, formative). We will use the reduction pair processor [Kop12, Thm. 7.16]. It suffices to find a standard reduction pair [Kop12, Def. 6.69]. Thus, we must orient: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(X, Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(X, Y) map#(F, cons(X, Y)) >? map#(F, Y) filter#(F, cons(X, Y)) >? filter2#(F X, F, X, Y) filter2#(true, F, X, Y) >? filter#(F, Y) filter2#(false, F, X, Y) >? filter#(F, Y) !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map(F, nil) >= nil map(F, cons(X, Y)) >= cons(F X, map(F, Y)) filter(F, nil) >= nil filter(F, cons(X, Y)) >= filter2(F X, F, X, Y) filter2(true, F, X, Y) >= cons(X, filter(F, Y)) filter2(false, F, X, Y) >= filter(F, Y) We orient these requirements with a polynomial interpretation in the natural numbers. The following interpretation satisfies the requirements: !faccolon = \y0y1.0 !faccolon# = \y0y1.0 C = 3 cons = \y0y1.1 + 2y1 false = 3 filter = \G0y1.y1 filter2 = \y0G1y2y3.1 + 2y3 filter2# = \y0G1y2y3.1 + 2y3 filter# = \G0y1.2y1 map = \G0y1.2y1 map# = \G0y1.0 nil = 0 true = 3 Using this interpretation, the requirements translate to: [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, _x0), _x1), _x2), _x3)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(_x0, _x2), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(_x0, _x1), _x2), _x3))]] [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, _x0), _x1), _x2), _x3)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[!faccolon#(_x0, _x2)]] [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, _x0), _x1), _x2), _x3)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(_x0, _x1), _x2), _x3)]] [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, _x0), _x1), _x2), _x3)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(_x0, _x1), _x2)]] [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, _x0), _x1), _x2), _x3)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[!faccolon#(_x0, _x1)]] [[map#(_F0, cons(_x1, _x2))]] = 0 >= 0 = [[map#(_F0, _x2)]] [[filter#(_F0, cons(_x1, _x2))]] = 2 + 4x2 > 1 + 2x2 = [[filter2#(_F0 _x1, _F0, _x1, _x2)]] [[filter2#(true, _F0, _x1, _x2)]] = 1 + 2x2 > 2x2 = [[filter#(_F0, _x2)]] [[filter2#(false, _F0, _x1, _x2)]] = 1 + 2x2 > 2x2 = [[filter#(_F0, _x2)]] [[!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, _x0), _x1), _x2), _x3)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[!faccolon(!faccolon(_x0, _x2), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(_x0, _x1), _x2), _x3))]] [[map(_F0, nil)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[nil]] [[map(_F0, cons(_x1, _x2))]] = 2 + 4x2 >= 1 + 4x2 = [[cons(_F0 _x1, map(_F0, _x2))]] [[filter(_F0, nil)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[nil]] [[filter(_F0, cons(_x1, _x2))]] = 1 + 2x2 >= 1 + 2x2 = [[filter2(_F0 _x1, _F0, _x1, _x2)]] [[filter2(true, _F0, _x1, _x2)]] = 1 + 2x2 >= 1 + 2x2 = [[cons(_x1, filter(_F0, _x2))]] [[filter2(false, _F0, _x1, _x2)]] = 1 + 2x2 >= x2 = [[filter(_F0, _x2)]] By the observations in [Kop12, Sec. 6.6], this reduction pair suffices; we may thus replace the dependency pair problem (P_0, R_0, static, formative) by (P_1, R_0, static, formative), where P_1 consists of: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(X, Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(X, Y) map#(F, cons(X, Y)) =#> map#(F, Y) Thus, the original system is terminating if (P_1, R_0, static, formative) is finite. We consider the dependency pair problem (P_1, R_0, static, formative). We will use the reduction pair processor [Kop12, Thm. 7.16]. It suffices to find a standard reduction pair [Kop12, Def. 6.69]. Thus, we must orient: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(X, Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(X, Y) map#(F, cons(X, Y)) >? map#(F, Y) !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map(F, nil) >= nil map(F, cons(X, Y)) >= cons(F X, map(F, Y)) filter(F, nil) >= nil filter(F, cons(X, Y)) >= filter2(F X, F, X, Y) filter2(true, F, X, Y) >= cons(X, filter(F, Y)) filter2(false, F, X, Y) >= filter(F, Y) We orient these requirements with a polynomial interpretation in the natural numbers. The following interpretation satisfies the requirements: !faccolon = \y0y1.0 !faccolon# = \y0y1.0 C = 3 cons = \y0y1.1 + y1 false = 3 filter = \G0y1.y1 filter2 = \y0G1y2y3.1 + y3 map = \G0y1.2 + y1 map# = \G0y1.y1 nil = 0 true = 3 Using this interpretation, the requirements translate to: [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, _x0), _x1), _x2), _x3)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(_x0, _x2), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(_x0, _x1), _x2), _x3))]] [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, _x0), _x1), _x2), _x3)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[!faccolon#(_x0, _x2)]] [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, _x0), _x1), _x2), _x3)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(_x0, _x1), _x2), _x3)]] [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, _x0), _x1), _x2), _x3)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(_x0, _x1), _x2)]] [[!faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, _x0), _x1), _x2), _x3)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[!faccolon#(_x0, _x1)]] [[map#(_F0, cons(_x1, _x2))]] = 1 + x2 > x2 = [[map#(_F0, _x2)]] [[!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, _x0), _x1), _x2), _x3)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[!faccolon(!faccolon(_x0, _x2), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(_x0, _x1), _x2), _x3))]] [[map(_F0, nil)]] = 2 >= 0 = [[nil]] [[map(_F0, cons(_x1, _x2))]] = 3 + x2 >= 3 + x2 = [[cons(_F0 _x1, map(_F0, _x2))]] [[filter(_F0, nil)]] = 0 >= 0 = [[nil]] [[filter(_F0, cons(_x1, _x2))]] = 1 + x2 >= 1 + x2 = [[filter2(_F0 _x1, _F0, _x1, _x2)]] [[filter2(true, _F0, _x1, _x2)]] = 1 + x2 >= 1 + x2 = [[cons(_x1, filter(_F0, _x2))]] [[filter2(false, _F0, _x1, _x2)]] = 1 + x2 >= x2 = [[filter(_F0, _x2)]] By the observations in [Kop12, Sec. 6.6], this reduction pair suffices; we may thus replace the dependency pair problem (P_1, R_0, static, formative) by (P_2, R_0, static, formative), where P_2 consists of: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(X, Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(X, Y) Thus, the original system is terminating if (P_2, R_0, static, formative) is finite. We consider the dependency pair problem (P_2, R_0, static, formative). We will use the reduction pair processor [Kop12, Thm. 7.16]. It suffices to find a standard reduction pair [Kop12, Def. 6.69]. Thus, we must orient: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(X, Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(X, Y) !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map(F, nil) >= nil map(F, cons(X, Y)) >= cons(F X, map(F, Y)) filter(F, nil) >= nil filter(F, cons(X, Y)) >= filter2(F X, F, X, Y) filter2(true, F, X, Y) >= cons(X, filter(F, Y)) filter2(false, F, X, Y) >= filter(F, Y) Since this representation is not advantageous for the higher-order recursive path ordering, we present the strict requirements in their unextended form, which is not problematic since for any F, s and substituion gamma: (F s)gamma beta-reduces to F(s)gamma.) We use a recursive path ordering as defined in [Kop12, Chapter 5]. Argument functions: [[!faccolon#(x_1, x_2)]] = !faccolon#(x_1) [[cons(x_1, x_2)]] = _|_ [[filter(x_1, x_2)]] = _|_ [[filter2(x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4)]] = _|_ [[map(x_1, x_2)]] = map [[nil]] = _|_ We choose Lex = {!faccolon} and Mul = {!faccolon#, @_{o -> o}, C, false, map, true}, and the following precedence: !faccolon > !faccolon# > @_{o -> o} > C > false > map > true Taking the argument function into account, and fixing the greater / greater equal choices, the constraints can be denoted as follows: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(X) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) > !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(X) !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map >= _|_ map >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ With these choices, we have: 1] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z)) because !faccolon# in Mul and [2], by (Fun) 2] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [3] and [8], by (Fun) 3] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [4], by (Star) 4] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [5], by (Select) 5] !faccolon(C, X) >= X because [6], by (Star) 6] !faccolon*(C, X) >= X because [7], by (Select) 7] X >= X by (Meta) 8] Z >= Z by (Meta) 9] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(X) because !faccolon# in Mul and [10], by (Fun) 10] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= X because [11], by (Star) 11] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= X because [3], by (Select) 12] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) > !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z)) because [13], by definition 13] !faccolon#*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z)) because !faccolon# in Mul and [14], by (Stat) 14] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [15], by definition 15] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [16], [23] and [27], by (Stat) 16] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) > !faccolon(X, Y) because [17], by definition 17] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [18], [20] and [21], by (Stat) 18] !faccolon(C, X) > X because [19], by definition 19] !faccolon*(C, X) >= X because [7], by (Select) 20] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [5], by (Select) 21] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= Y because [22], by (Select) 22] Y >= Y by (Meta) 23] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [24], by (Select) 24] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [25] and [26], by (Fun) 25] !faccolon(C, X) >= X because [19], by (Star) 26] Y >= Y by (Meta) 27] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= Z because [8], by (Select) 28] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y)) because !faccolon# in Mul and [29], by (Fun) 29] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [23], by (Star) 30] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(X) because !faccolon# in Mul and [10], by (Fun) 31] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) because [32], by (Star) 32] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) because [33], [37] and [38], by (Stat) 33] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > !faccolon(X, Z) because [34], by definition 34] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [35], [36] and [27], by (Stat) 35] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) > X because [20], by definition 36] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= X because [3], by (Select) 37] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [2], by (Select) 38] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U) because [14], [39] and [42], by (Stat) 39] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [40], by (Select) 40] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [41] and [8], by (Fun) 41] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [25] and [26], by (Fun) 42] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= U because [43], by (Select) 43] U >= U by (Meta) 44] map >= _|_ by (Bot) 45] map >= _|_ by (Bot) 46] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) 47] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) 48] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) 49] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) By the observations in [Kop12, Sec. 6.6], this reduction pair suffices; we may thus replace the dependency pair problem (P_2, R_0, static, formative) by (P_3, R_0, static, formative), where P_3 consists of: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(X, Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(X, Y) Thus, the original system is terminating if (P_3, R_0, static, formative) is finite. We consider the dependency pair problem (P_3, R_0, static, formative). We will use the reduction pair processor [Kop12, Thm. 7.16]. It suffices to find a standard reduction pair [Kop12, Def. 6.69]. Thus, we must orient: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(X, Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(X, Y) !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map(F, nil) >= nil map(F, cons(X, Y)) >= cons(F X, map(F, Y)) filter(F, nil) >= nil filter(F, cons(X, Y)) >= filter2(F X, F, X, Y) filter2(true, F, X, Y) >= cons(X, filter(F, Y)) filter2(false, F, X, Y) >= filter(F, Y) Since this representation is not advantageous for the higher-order recursive path ordering, we present the strict requirements in their unextended form, which is not problematic since for any F, s and substituion gamma: (F s)gamma beta-reduces to F(s)gamma.) We use a recursive path ordering as defined in [Kop12, Chapter 5]. Argument functions: [[!faccolon#(x_1, x_2)]] = !faccolon#(x_1) [[filter(x_1, x_2)]] = filter(x_2, x_1) [[filter2(x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4)]] = filter2(x_4, x_2, x_1, x_3) [[nil]] = _|_ We choose Lex = {!faccolon, filter, filter2} and Mul = {!faccolon#, @_{o -> o}, C, cons, false, map, true}, and the following precedence: !faccolon# > !faccolon > C > false > filter = filter2 > map > @_{o -> o} > cons > true Taking the argument function into account, and fixing the greater / greater equal choices, the constraints can be denoted as follows: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(X) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) > !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(X) !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map(F, _|_) >= _|_ map(F, cons(X, Y)) >= cons(@_{o -> o}(F, X), map(F, Y)) filter(F, _|_) >= _|_ filter(F, cons(X, Y)) >= filter2(@_{o -> o}(F, X), F, X, Y) filter2(true, F, X, Y) >= cons(X, filter(F, Y)) filter2(false, F, X, Y) >= filter(F, Y) With these choices, we have: 1] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z)) because !faccolon# in Mul and [2], by (Fun) 2] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [3] and [8], by (Fun) 3] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [4], by (Star) 4] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [5], by (Select) 5] !faccolon(C, X) >= X because [6], by (Star) 6] !faccolon*(C, X) >= X because [7], by (Select) 7] X >= X by (Meta) 8] Z >= Z by (Meta) 9] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(X) because !faccolon# in Mul and [10], by (Fun) 10] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= X because [11], by (Star) 11] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= X because [3], by (Select) 12] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) > !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y)) because [13], by definition 13] !faccolon#*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Y)) because !faccolon# in Mul and [14], by (Stat) 14] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > !faccolon(X, Y) because [15], by definition 15] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [16], by (Select) 16] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [17] and [18], by (Fun) 17] !faccolon(C, X) >= X because [6], by (Star) 18] Y >= Y by (Meta) 19] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(X) because !faccolon# in Mul and [10], by (Fun) 20] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) because [21], by (Star) 21] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) because [22], [28] and [29], by (Stat) 22] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > !faccolon(X, Z) because [23], by definition 23] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [24], [26] and [27], by (Stat) 24] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) > X because [25], by definition 25] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [17], by (Select) 26] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= X because [3], by (Select) 27] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= Z because [8], by (Select) 28] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [2], by (Select) 29] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U) because [30], [37] and [40], by (Stat) 30] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [31], by definition 31] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [32], [15] and [27], by (Stat) 32] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) > !faccolon(X, Y) because [33], by definition 33] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [34], [25] and [36], by (Stat) 34] !faccolon(C, X) > X because [35], by definition 35] !faccolon*(C, X) >= X because [7], by (Select) 36] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= Y because [18], by (Select) 37] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [38], by (Select) 38] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [39] and [8], by (Fun) 39] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [17] and [18], by (Fun) 40] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= U because [41], by (Select) 41] U >= U by (Meta) 42] map(F, _|_) >= _|_ by (Bot) 43] map(F, cons(X, Y)) >= cons(@_{o -> o}(F, X), map(F, Y)) because [44], by (Star) 44] map*(F, cons(X, Y)) >= cons(@_{o -> o}(F, X), map(F, Y)) because map > cons, [45] and [52], by (Copy) 45] map*(F, cons(X, Y)) >= @_{o -> o}(F, X) because map > @_{o -> o}, [46] and [48], by (Copy) 46] map*(F, cons(X, Y)) >= F because [47], by (Select) 47] F >= F by (Meta) 48] map*(F, cons(X, Y)) >= X because [49], by (Select) 49] cons(X, Y) >= X because [50], by (Star) 50] cons*(X, Y) >= X because [51], by (Select) 51] X >= X by (Meta) 52] map*(F, cons(X, Y)) >= map(F, Y) because map in Mul, [53] and [54], by (Stat) 53] F >= F by (Meta) 54] cons(X, Y) > Y because [55], by definition 55] cons*(X, Y) >= Y because [56], by (Select) 56] Y >= Y by (Meta) 57] filter(F, _|_) >= _|_ by (Bot) 58] filter(F, cons(X, Y)) >= filter2(@_{o -> o}(F, X), F, X, Y) because [59], by (Star) 59] filter*(F, cons(X, Y)) >= filter2(@_{o -> o}(F, X), F, X, Y) because filter = filter2, [60], [63], [64], [66] and [70], by (Stat) 60] cons(X, Y) > Y because [61], by definition 61] cons*(X, Y) >= Y because [62], by (Select) 62] Y >= Y by (Meta) 63] filter*(F, cons(X, Y)) >= @_{o -> o}(F, X) because filter > @_{o -> o}, [64] and [66], by (Copy) 64] filter*(F, cons(X, Y)) >= F because [65], by (Select) 65] F >= F by (Meta) 66] filter*(F, cons(X, Y)) >= X because [67], by (Select) 67] cons(X, Y) >= X because [68], by (Star) 68] cons*(X, Y) >= X because [69], by (Select) 69] X >= X by (Meta) 70] filter*(F, cons(X, Y)) >= Y because [71], by (Select) 71] cons(X, Y) >= Y because [61], by (Star) 72] filter2(true, F, X, Y) >= cons(X, filter(F, Y)) because [73], by (Star) 73] filter2*(true, F, X, Y) >= cons(X, filter(F, Y)) because filter2 > cons, [74] and [76], by (Copy) 74] filter2*(true, F, X, Y) >= X because [75], by (Select) 75] X >= X by (Meta) 76] filter2*(true, F, X, Y) >= filter(F, Y) because filter2 = filter, [77], [78], [79] and [80], by (Stat) 77] F >= F by (Meta) 78] Y >= Y by (Meta) 79] filter2*(true, F, X, Y) >= F because [77], by (Select) 80] filter2*(true, F, X, Y) >= Y because [78], by (Select) 81] filter2(false, F, X, Y) >= filter(F, Y) because [82], by (Star) 82] filter2*(false, F, X, Y) >= filter(F, Y) because filter2 = filter, [83], [84], [85] and [86], by (Stat) 83] F >= F by (Meta) 84] Y >= Y by (Meta) 85] filter2*(false, F, X, Y) >= F because [83], by (Select) 86] filter2*(false, F, X, Y) >= Y because [84], by (Select) By the observations in [Kop12, Sec. 6.6], this reduction pair suffices; we may thus replace the dependency pair problem (P_3, R_0, static, formative) by (P_4, R_0, static, formative), where P_4 consists of: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(X, Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(X, Y) Thus, the original system is terminating if (P_4, R_0, static, formative) is finite. We consider the dependency pair problem (P_4, R_0, static, formative). We will use the reduction pair processor [Kop12, Thm. 7.16]. It suffices to find a standard reduction pair [Kop12, Def. 6.69]. Thus, we must orient: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(X, Z) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(X, Y) !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map(F, nil) >= nil map(F, cons(X, Y)) >= cons(F X, map(F, Y)) filter(F, nil) >= nil filter(F, cons(X, Y)) >= filter2(F X, F, X, Y) filter2(true, F, X, Y) >= cons(X, filter(F, Y)) filter2(false, F, X, Y) >= filter(F, Y) Since this representation is not advantageous for the higher-order recursive path ordering, we present the strict requirements in their unextended form, which is not problematic since for any F, s and substituion gamma: (F s)gamma beta-reduces to F(s)gamma.) We use a recursive path ordering as defined in [Kop12, Chapter 5]. Argument functions: [[!faccolon#(x_1, x_2)]] = !faccolon#(x_1) [[cons(x_1, x_2)]] = _|_ [[filter(x_1, x_2)]] = _|_ [[filter2(x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4)]] = _|_ [[nil]] = _|_ We choose Lex = {!faccolon} and Mul = {!faccolon#, @_{o -> o}, C, false, map, true}, and the following precedence: @_{o -> o} > C > false > map > !faccolon > !faccolon# > true Taking the argument function into account, and fixing the greater / greater equal choices, the constraints can be denoted as follows: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(X) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) > !faccolon#(X) !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map(F, _|_) >= _|_ map(F, _|_) >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ With these choices, we have: 1] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z)) because !faccolon# in Mul and [2], by (Fun) 2] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [3] and [8], by (Fun) 3] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [4], by (Star) 4] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [5], by (Select) 5] !faccolon(C, X) >= X because [6], by (Star) 6] !faccolon*(C, X) >= X because [7], by (Select) 7] X >= X by (Meta) 8] Z >= Z by (Meta) 9] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(X) because [10], by (Star) 10] !faccolon#*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(X) because [11], by (Select) 11] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon#(X) because [12], by (Star) 12] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon#(X) because [13], by (Select) 13] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon#(X) because [14], by (Star) 14] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon#(X) because !faccolon > !faccolon# and [15], by (Copy) 15] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [5], by (Select) 16] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) > !faccolon#(X) because [17], by definition 17] !faccolon#*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z)) >= !faccolon#(X) because !faccolon# in Mul and [18], by (Stat) 18] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > X because [19], by definition 19] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= X because [3], by (Select) 20] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) because [21], by (Star) 21] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) because [22], [26] and [27], by (Stat) 22] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > !faccolon(X, Z) because [23], by definition 23] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [24], [19] and [25], by (Stat) 24] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) > X because [15], by definition 25] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= Z because [8], by (Select) 26] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [2], by (Select) 27] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U) because [28], [40] and [43], by (Stat) 28] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [29], by definition 29] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [30], [36] and [25], by (Stat) 30] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) > !faccolon(X, Y) because [31], by definition 31] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [32], [15] and [34], by (Stat) 32] !faccolon(C, X) > X because [33], by definition 33] !faccolon*(C, X) >= X because [7], by (Select) 34] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= Y because [35], by (Select) 35] Y >= Y by (Meta) 36] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [37], by (Select) 37] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [38] and [39], by (Fun) 38] !faccolon(C, X) >= X because [33], by (Star) 39] Y >= Y by (Meta) 40] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [41], by (Select) 41] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [42] and [8], by (Fun) 42] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [38] and [39], by (Fun) 43] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= U because [44], by (Select) 44] U >= U by (Meta) 45] map(F, _|_) >= _|_ by (Bot) 46] map(F, _|_) >= _|_ by (Bot) 47] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) 48] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) 49] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) 50] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) By the observations in [Kop12, Sec. 6.6], this reduction pair suffices; we may thus replace the dependency pair problem (P_4, R_0, static, formative) by (P_5, R_0, static, formative), where P_5 consists of: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(X, Z) Thus, the original system is terminating if (P_5, R_0, static, formative) is finite. We consider the dependency pair problem (P_5, R_0, static, formative). We will use the reduction pair processor [Kop12, Thm. 7.16]. It suffices to find a standard reduction pair [Kop12, Def. 6.69]. Thus, we must orient: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(X, Z) !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map(F, nil) >= nil map(F, cons(X, Y)) >= cons(F X, map(F, Y)) filter(F, nil) >= nil filter(F, cons(X, Y)) >= filter2(F X, F, X, Y) filter2(true, F, X, Y) >= cons(X, filter(F, Y)) filter2(false, F, X, Y) >= filter(F, Y) Since this representation is not advantageous for the higher-order recursive path ordering, we present the strict requirements in their unextended form, which is not problematic since for any F, s and substituion gamma: (F s)gamma beta-reduces to F(s)gamma.) We use a recursive path ordering as defined in [Kop12, Chapter 5]. Argument functions: [[cons(x_1, x_2)]] = _|_ [[filter(x_1, x_2)]] = _|_ [[filter2(x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4)]] = _|_ [[map(x_1, x_2)]] = map [[nil]] = _|_ We choose Lex = {!faccolon, !faccolon#} and Mul = {@_{o -> o}, C, false, map, true}, and the following precedence: !faccolon# > !faccolon > @_{o -> o} > C > false > map > true Taking the argument function into account, and fixing the greater / greater equal choices, the constraints can be denoted as follows: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) > !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon#(X, Z) !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map >= _|_ map >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ With these choices, we have: 1] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) > !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) because [2], by definition 2] !faccolon#*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon#(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) because [3], [14] and [19], by (Stat) 3] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > !faccolon(X, Z) because [4], by definition 4] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [5], [10] and [12], by (Stat) 5] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) > X because [6], by definition 6] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [7], by (Select) 7] !faccolon(C, X) >= X because [8], by (Star) 8] !faccolon*(C, X) >= X because [9], by (Select) 9] X >= X by (Meta) 10] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= X because [11], by (Select) 11] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [6], by (Star) 12] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= Z because [13], by (Select) 13] Z >= Z by (Meta) 14] !faccolon#*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because !faccolon# > !faccolon, [15] and [17], by (Copy) 15] !faccolon#*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= X because [16], by (Select) 16] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= X because [10], by (Star) 17] !faccolon#*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= Z because [18], by (Select) 18] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= Z because [12], by (Star) 19] !faccolon#*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U) because !faccolon# > !faccolon, [20] and [26], by (Copy) 20] !faccolon#*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [21], by (Select) 21] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [22] and [25], by (Fun) 22] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [23] and [24], by (Fun) 23] !faccolon(C, X) >= X because [8], by (Star) 24] Y >= Y by (Meta) 25] Z >= Z by (Meta) 26] !faccolon#*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= U because [27], by (Select) 27] U >= U by (Meta) 28] !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon#(X, Z) because [29], by (Star) 29] !faccolon#*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon#(X, Z) because [30], [15] and [17], by (Stat) 30] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > X because [10], by definition 31] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) because [32], by (Star) 32] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) because [3], [33] and [36], by (Stat) 33] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [34], by (Select) 34] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [35] and [25], by (Fun) 35] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [6], by (Star) 36] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U) because [37], [45] and [46], by (Stat) 37] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [38], by definition 38] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [39], [44] and [12], by (Stat) 39] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) > !faccolon(X, Y) because [40], by definition 40] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [41], [6] and [43], by (Stat) 41] !faccolon(C, X) > X because [42], by definition 42] !faccolon*(C, X) >= X because [9], by (Select) 43] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= Y because [24], by (Select) 44] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [22], by (Select) 45] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [21], by (Select) 46] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= U because [27], by (Select) 47] map >= _|_ by (Bot) 48] map >= _|_ by (Bot) 49] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) 50] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) 51] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) 52] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) By the observations in [Kop12, Sec. 6.6], this reduction pair suffices; we may thus replace the dependency pair problem (P_5, R_0, static, formative) by (P_6, R_0, static, formative), where P_6 consists of: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) =#> !faccolon#(X, Z) Thus, the original system is terminating if (P_6, R_0, static, formative) is finite. We consider the dependency pair problem (P_6, R_0, static, formative). We will use the reduction pair processor [Kop12, Thm. 7.16]. It suffices to find a standard reduction pair [Kop12, Def. 6.69]. Thus, we must orient: !faccolon#(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >? !faccolon#(X, Z) !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map(F, nil) >= nil map(F, cons(X, Y)) >= cons(F X, map(F, Y)) filter(F, nil) >= nil filter(F, cons(X, Y)) >= filter2(F X, F, X, Y) filter2(true, F, X, Y) >= cons(X, filter(F, Y)) filter2(false, F, X, Y) >= filter(F, Y) Since this representation is not advantageous for the higher-order recursive path ordering, we present the strict requirements in their unextended form, which is not problematic since for any F, s and substituion gamma: (F s)gamma beta-reduces to F(s)gamma.) We use a recursive path ordering as defined in [Kop12, Chapter 5]. Argument functions: [[!faccolon#(x_1, x_2)]] = x_1 [[cons(x_1, x_2)]] = _|_ [[filter(x_1, x_2)]] = _|_ [[filter2(x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4)]] = _|_ [[map(x_1, x_2)]] = map [[nil]] = _|_ We choose Lex = {!faccolon} and Mul = {@_{o -> o}, C, false, map, true}, and the following precedence: !faccolon > @_{o -> o} > C > false > map > true Taking the argument function into account, and fixing the greater / greater equal choices, the constraints can be denoted as follows: !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > X !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) map >= _|_ map >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ _|_ >= _|_ With these choices, we have: 1] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > X because [2], by definition 2] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= X because [3], by (Select) 3] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [4], by (Star) 4] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [5], by (Select) 5] !faccolon(C, X) >= X because [6], by (Star) 6] !faccolon*(C, X) >= X because [7], by (Select) 7] X >= X by (Meta) 8] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) because [9], by (Star) 9] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Z), !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U)) because [10], [16] and [20], by (Stat) 10] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > !faccolon(X, Z) because [11], by definition 11] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [12], [2] and [14], by (Stat) 12] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) > X because [13], by definition 13] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [5], by (Select) 14] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= Z because [15], by (Select) 15] Z >= Z by (Meta) 16] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [17], by (Select) 17] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Z) because [18] and [19], by (Fun) 18] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= X because [13], by (Star) 19] Z >= Z by (Meta) 20] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z), U) because [21], [32] and [37], by (Stat) 21] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) > !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [22], by definition 22] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [23], [29] and [14], by (Stat) 23] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) > !faccolon(X, Y) because [24], by definition 24] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [25], [13] and [27], by (Stat) 25] !faccolon(C, X) > X because [26], by definition 26] !faccolon*(C, X) >= X because [7], by (Select) 27] !faccolon*(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= Y because [28], by (Select) 28] Y >= Y by (Meta) 29] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [12], [2] and [30], by (Stat) 30] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= Y because [31], by (Select) 31] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= Y because [27], by (Star) 32] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [33], by (Select) 33] !faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z) >= !faccolon(!faccolon(X, Y), Z) because [34] and [19], by (Fun) 34] !faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y) >= !faccolon(X, Y) because [35] and [36], by (Fun) 35] !faccolon(C, X) >= X because [26], by (Star) 36] Y >= Y by (Meta) 37] !faccolon*(!faccolon(!faccolon(!faccolon(C, X), Y), Z), U) >= U because [38], by (Select) 38] U >= U by (Meta) 39] map >= _|_ by (Bot) 40] map >= _|_ by (Bot) 41] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) 42] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) 43] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) 44] _|_ >= _|_ by (Bot) By the observations in [Kop12, Sec. 6.6], this reduction pair suffices; we may thus replace a dependency pair problem (P_6, R_0) by ({}, R_0). 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