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repeated characteristic root

A root the characteristic equation has more than once, needing an extra factor of n in the solution.

A repeated root $r$ of multiplicity $m$ contributes terms $r^n, nr^n, \ldots, n^{m-1}r^n$ to the general solution, not just $r^n$ alone.