A scalar $\lambda$ is an eigenvalue iff $A-\lambda I$ has nonzero kernel, iff it is singular, iff $\det(\lambda I-A)=0$. Thus eigenvalues are exactly characteristic roots in the chosen field. Multiplicity as a root is algebraic multiplicity.
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