lmcinnes / lmcinnes/umap

Inverse Transform?

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Description

Hi!
Cool project! If there any plan to implement an inverse op: embedding -> data ? Something like

http://scikit-learn.org/stable/modules/generated/sklearn.decomposition.PCA.html#sklearn.decomposition.PCA.inverse_transform

Thank you!

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Research direction

The issue names no repository files or tests. Start by reviewing the UMAP embedding API and the linked scikit-learn PCA inverse_transform reference; done means providing a supported inverse operation from embeddings back toward the original data space, with behavior and limitations established.

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Tech stack
python, scikit-learn
Domain
machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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