hɐz ɐn ˈaɪdʒənvˌæljuː,  wɪð ˌældʒɪbɹˈeɪɪk mˌʌltɪplˈɪsᵻɾi ˈɛn ɔːɹ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ɪf ðɛɹˌɑːɹ ˈʌðɚ dʒˈoːɹdən blˈɑːks wɪððə sˈeɪm ˈaɪdʒənvˌæljuː, bˌʌt ˈoʊnli wˈʌn dɪstˈɪŋkt ˈaɪdʒənvˌɛktɚ , wˌɛɹ ðɪ ˈʌðɚ kɐnˈɑːnɪkəl bˈeɪsɪs vˈɛktɚz fˈɔːɹm ɐ tʃˈeɪn ʌv dʒˈɛnɚɹəlˌaɪzd ˈaɪdʒənvˌɛktɚz sˈʌtʃ ðˈæt fɔːɹ .
has an eigenvalue,  with algebraic multiplicity n (or greater if there are other Jordan blocks with the same eigenvalue), but only one distinct eigenvector , where   The other canonical basis vectors  form a chain of generalized eigenvectors such that  for .