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Beyond Spectral Decomposition: Bayesian Contrastive Learning and its Non-negative Formulation via Factor Analysis

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arXiv:2407. 21740v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Factor analysis, often regarded as a Bayesian variant of matrix factorization, offers superior capabilities in capturing uncertainty, modeling complex dependencies, and ensuring robustness.

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