MATLAB: Simple code for the log computation

MATLAB

Hello,
Please can anyone help me with a short code to do the following computation below
X = { 1, 2, 3, 5, 6}
M1 = log10(X(:,1));
M2 = log10(X(:,2));
M3 = log10(X(:,3));
M4 = log10(X(:,4));
Thanks in advance
Tino

Best Answer

Since ‘X’ is a cell array, you first must convert it to a double array, here using ‘[X{:}]’: 
X = { 1, 2, 3, 5, 6};
M = log10([X{:}])
producing: 
M =
         0    0.3010    0.4771    0.6990    0.7782
Please do not name them ‘M1’...‘M4’. Keep them as a single array, and refer to them that way. If you want them to be individual elements of a cell array, use the num2cell function.
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