For an operator $T$ on an $n$-dimensional space, define $p_T(t)=\det(tI-[T]_B)$ using any basis $B$. Similarity invariance makes this independent of $B$. It is monic of degree $n$, and its roots in the chosen field are eigenvalues of $T$.
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