Is a symmetric, invertible and positive semi-definite matrix automatically positive definite?

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My question is: Is a symmetric, invertible and positive semi-definite matrix automatically positive definite?

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Note that for a positive semi-definite matrix ($\lambda_i\ge 0$) and invertible ($\lambda_i\neq 0$) we have that $\lambda_i> 0$ then the matrix is positive definite.