Single Jordan Block

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Guys would you help me about what does "single jordan block" mean? Does single represent geometric multiplicity or algebraic multiplicity?

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A Jordan block is a matrix of the form $$ J = \pmatrix{\lambda & 1\\&\lambda&1\\&&\ddots&\ddots\\&&&\lambda&1\\&&&&\lambda}. $$