The insertion sort algorithm is an example of an algorithm in which of the following classes? A)$ \varTheta$(lg n) B) F$ \varTheta$(n) C) $ \varTheta$(n lg n) D) $ \varTheta$( n² )

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Insertion sort has a worst-case and average-case time complexity of $ \Theta(n^2) $ because it involves nested loops where each element is compared with the elements before it, leading to quadratic time complexity.

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