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>> a(1,1) = {[1 2 3]}
a=
[1x3double]
or

>> clear a
>> a{1,1} = [1 2 3]
a=
[1x3double]

but not
>> clear a
>> a(1,1) = [1 2 3]
??? In an assignment A(matrix,matrix) = B, the number of
columns in B and the number of elements in the A column
index matrix must be the same.

Cell arrays can contain other cell arrays. For example:
>> t = {’Fred Flintstone’ {[1 2 3] , spiral(3)}}
t=
’Fred Flintstone’ {1x2 cell}

matlab’s default display of a cell array is in summary form, as in
the above examples. You can display the details using celldisp:

>> celldisp(t)
t{1} =
Fred Flintstone
t{2}{1} =
1 2 3
t{2}{2} =
7 8 9
6 1 2
5 4 3
Or, you can get a graphical summary using cellplot:

cellplot(t)

The left-hand box is the first cell, containing the string ’Fred
Flintstone’. The right-hand box is the second cell containing a 1×2 cell
array whose cells contain the vector [123] and the matrix spiral(3),
respectively.

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