Ononot — A 4 \times 4 matrix M is called defective if its geometric m

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A $4 \times 4$ matrix $M$ is called defective if its geometric multiplicity is strictly less than its algebraic multiplicity for at least one eigenvalue. Which statement is necessarily true for a defective matrix?