Which recurrence relation describes the asymptotic complexity of MergeSort? $T(n) = T(\frac{n}{2}) + \Theta(1)$ $T(n) = 2 \cdot T(\frac{n}{2}) + \Theta(1)$ $T(n) = T(\frac{n}{2}) + \Theta(n)$ $T(n) = 2 \cdot T(\frac{n}{2}) + \Theta(n)$
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