Add RankGaussian numerical preprocessor to Kumo Tabular

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Add RankGaussian, inspired by Causilo’s Rank2Gaussian, to map interpolated empirical mid-ranks to normal quantiles. Cap retained knots and chunk GPU operations to reduce memory usage, and include it in KumoTabular’s feature preprocessing recipe.

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• New Features
  • Added a rank-based Gaussian transformation for numerical data, mapping observed values to a standard-normal scale.
  • Handles tied values, missing and nonfinite values, and constant columns; missing values remain missing after transformation.
  • Supports an optional limit on the number of retained knots.
  • Available through the processing API and as an option in the default tabular recipe.

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The change adds RankGaussian, which fits finite-value mid-ranks and transforms numerical values to standard-normal quantiles. It exports the processor through the processing API, adds it to the Kumo tabular recipe, and tests its fitting, transformation, and edge cases.

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RankGaussian preprocessing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Fit and transform numerical values sdm/processing/numerical/rank_gaussian.py, test/processing/numerical/test_rank_gaussian.py, test/processing/test_contract.py	RankGaussian fits finite-value mid-rank knots, applies a configurable knot limit, and transforms values through interpolation to standard-normal quantiles. Tests cover ties, nonfinite values, chunking, dtype preservation, and edge cases.
Export and recipe integration sdm/processing/numerical/__init__.py, sdm/processing/__init__.py, sdm/models/kumo/tabular/recipe.py	The processing packages export RankGaussian. The Kumo recipe includes it as a numerical processor candidate.

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108-113: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Unseeded torch.randn in a test.

The path instructions require that tests control randomness "via fixed seeds or generators". The assertion compares two deterministic computations, so the outcome is stable. However, an unseeded failure cannot be reproduced. Pass a torch.Generator seed to torch.randn.

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In `@test/processing/numerical/test_rank_gaussian.py` around lines 108 - 113,
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• sdm/models/kumo/tabular/recipe.py
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• sdm/processing/numerical/rank_gaussian.py
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