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A field says what an essay is about. A ladder says what else there is to say about it — the distinct arguments that stand against one idea, from the one that introduces it to the one that assumes all the others.
12345678910⁻¹⁰10⁻⁸10⁻⁶10⁻⁴10⁻²1rank k of the approximation‖A − Aₖ‖measured, 2-normσₖ₊₁, from theorymeasured, Frobeniusthe first two agreeto 4.3·10⁻⁹worst |‖A−Aₖ‖₂ − σₖ₊₁| / σₖ₊₁4.3·10⁻⁹worst Frobenius discrepancy4.3·10⁻⁹κ = 10⁹; 30 random rank-3 matrices, none closerthe error is σₖ₊₁

Svd

  1. 2 The best approximation there is
1 rung · spectra
123456710¹10²10³10⁴10⁵number of indicesnumbersentries: 6^dstored: 4n(d − 1)exponential against linearentries at d = 64.7·10⁴numbers stored120ratio389slope against d24‖T − T_tt‖ ⁄ ‖T‖1.4·10⁻¹⁵one line is n^dthe other is a constant per index

Tensor train

  1. 1 The format that does not notice the dimension
1 rung · tensor
00.250.50.75110⁻¹110¹share of the noise placed in the matrixleast-squares error ÷ total least-squares errorequally accuratetotal leastsquares aheadordinary leastsquares aheadthe model, not the methodadvantage, all noise in b0.28advantage, all noise in A2.5seeds at each share40the same total noise at every pointand only where it sits changes

Total least squares

  1. 1 When the matrix is wrong too
1 rung · leastsquares
10⁻¹110¹10²10³10⁻¹¹10⁻¹⁰10⁻⁹10⁻⁸10⁻⁷10⁻⁶10⁻⁵10⁻⁴10⁻³10⁻²10⁻¹frequency ω|H(iω)|one function, two routesstates24relative, ω ≤ 10010⁻¹⁴against the terms3.9·10⁻¹⁵‖H‖∞0.0924 statesone function of one variable

Transfer function

  1. 1 A model that is a rational function
1 rung · reduction
6 × 6 × 6, rank 3 · 9 ≥ 81.00002 × 2 × 2, rank 3 · 6 < 80.02076 × 6 matrix, rank 3 · no condition0.1089worst agreement between two runs about the factors, 0 to 1every run fits to 3·10⁻¹³every run fits to 1.2·10⁻¹¹every run factorises to 2.4·10⁻¹⁵ and none agrees with anotherthe only thing that improvestensor, Kruskal holds1tensor, Kruskal fails0.021matrix0.11worst residual1.2·10⁻¹¹three successful fitsone recoverable answer

Uniqueness

  1. 1 A factorisation that is unique for once
1 rung · tensor

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