Jordan matrix/Above/Definition

Jordan matrix

Let ${}K$ be a field and ${}\lambda \in K$. A Jordan matrix (to the eigenvalue ${}\lambda$) is a square matrix of the form

${\begin{pmatrix}\lambda &1&0&\cdots &\cdots &0\\0&\lambda &1&0&\cdots &0\\\vdots &\ddots &\ddots &\ddots &\ddots &\vdots \\0&\cdots &0&\lambda &1&0\\0&\cdots &\cdots &0&\lambda &1\\0&\cdots &\cdots &\cdots &0&\lambda \end{pmatrix}}.$