YES Problem: ++(nil(),y) -> y ++(x,nil()) -> x ++(.(x,y),z) -> .(x,++(y,z)) ++(++(x,y),z) -> ++(x,++(y,z)) Proof: Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=1 interpretation: [++](x0, x1) = x0 + x1, [nil] = 5, [.](x0, x1) = x0 + x1 + 2 orientation: ++(nil(),y) = y + 5 >= y = y ++(x,nil()) = x + 5 >= x = x ++(.(x,y),z) = x + y + z + 2 >= x + y + z + 2 = .(x,++(y,z)) ++(++(x,y),z) = x + y + z >= x + y + z = ++(x,++(y,z)) problem: ++(.(x,y),z) -> .(x,++(y,z)) ++(++(x,y),z) -> ++(x,++(y,z)) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=3 interpretation: [1 0 1] [++](x0, x1) = [0 1 0]x0 + x1 [0 1 0] , [1 0 0] [0] [.](x0, x1) = [0 1 0]x0 + x1 + [1] [0 1 0] [1] orientation: [1 1 0] [1 0 1] [1] [1 0 0] [1 0 1] [0] ++(.(x,y),z) = [0 1 0]x + [0 1 0]y + z + [1] >= [0 1 0]x + [0 1 0]y + z + [1] = .(x,++(y,z)) [0 1 0] [0 1 0] [1] [0 1 0] [0 1 0] [1] [1 1 1] [1 0 1] [1 0 1] [1 0 1] ++(++(x,y),z) = [0 1 0]x + [0 1 0]y + z >= [0 1 0]x + [0 1 0]y + z = ++(x,++(y,z)) [0 1 0] [0 1 0] [0 1 0] [0 1 0] problem: ++(++(x,y),z) -> ++(x,++(y,z)) Matrix Interpretation Processor: dim=1 interpretation: [++](x0, x1) = 2x0 + x1 + 5 orientation: ++(++(x,y),z) = 4x + 2y + z + 15 >= 2x + 2y + z + 10 = ++(x,++(y,z)) problem: Qed