Let K {\displaystyle {}K} be a field, and let φ : V → V {\displaystyle {}\varphi \colon V\rightarrow V} be an endomorphism on a K {\displaystyle {}K} -vector space V {\displaystyle {}V} . Let λ ∈ K {\displaystyle {}\lambda \in K} be an eigenvalue of φ {\displaystyle {}\varphi } and P ∈ K [ X ] {\displaystyle {}P\in K[X]} a polynomial.
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