I\'m not sure about the terminology, but I have read data from a text file into a 1x1 cell array P. When examining P, it lists \"<142x2 cell>\" in t
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Short answer: You can assign the content of the first cell in P to P.
Example:
P = {cell(142,2)}; %Create a 142x2 cell inside a cell P = P{1}; %Solution: Now P is a 142x2 cell
If you try help cell it will lead you to help paren that explains the use of curly brackets.
help cell
help paren