ɐ hɜːmˈɪʃən mˈeɪtɹɪks ɔːɹ ðə spˈɛʃəl kˈeɪs əvɚ ɹˈiːəl sɪmˈɛtɹɪk mˈeɪtɹɪks ɔːɹ ɐ jˈuːnɪtˌɛɹi mˈeɪtɹɪks ɪz nˈɛvɚ dᵻfˈɛktɪv; mˈoːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəli, ɐ nˈoːɹməl mˈeɪtɹɪks wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdz hɜːmˈɪʃən ænd jˈuːnɪtˌɛɹi æz spˈɛʃəl kˈeɪsᵻz ɪz nˈɛvɚ dᵻfˈɛktɪv.
A Hermitian matrix (or the special case of a real symmetric matrix) or a unitary matrix is never defective; more generally, a normal matrix (which includes Hermitian and unitary as special cases) is never defective.