If $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue, $E_\lambda=\ker(A-\lambda I)$ is a nonzero subspace: a kernel is closed under linear combinations and at least one eigenvector exists. Its dimension is the geometric multiplicity. If $\lambda$ is not an eigenvalue, the same kernel is $\{0\}$.
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