Binomial and fibonacci heap type

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Creating a heap by repeated insertion into an initially empty binary, binomial, or Fibonacci heap involves different time complexities. For a binary heap, the time complexity for inserting n elements is O(n log n), as each insertion takes O(log n) time. In contrast, a binomial heap has a time complexity of O(n log n) as well, but it can be more efficient in practice due to its structure. A Fibonacci heap offers a more optimal time complexity of O(n) for the same process, as it allows for amortized constant time insertions. Overall, the choice of heap type significantly affects the efficiency of the heap creation process.
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Suppose you have n elements with integer keys and they are to be put into a heap. What would be the time for creating a heap by repeated insertion into into an initially empty heap? Say, for instance if we are using binary, binomial and fibonacci heap type.

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