Mathematics for AI and Machine Learning

Foundations for modern AI and machine learning

Truncated SVD

Chapter 8 Linear algebra

Chapter 8: Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) — Truncated SVD

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From the book

Chapter 8: Singular Value Decomposition (SVD). In the chapter mind map this icon labels Truncated SVD: Rank-$k$ Approx. The discussion below is excerpted and lightly edited from § Theorem: Energy loss from truncated SVD - Truncated SVD Error in Mathematics for AI and Machine Learning.

The proof is similar to the total energy one. Using the fact that we have

Combined with $\|A\|_F^2 = \sum_{i=0}^{r-1} \sigma_i^2$ from the energy theorem, we obtain the desired result. So we omit the detailed proof.

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What you see. Shows keeping only the leading singular directions to form a low-rank approximation.

In the mind map. Chapter 8 — Truncated SVD: Rank- Approx. See From the book above for definitions, figures, and worked examples.

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Read the full definitions, figures, and worked examples in Chapter 8: Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) — see the mind-map node Truncated SVD: Rank- Approx.