title: What's the difference between {} and [] in MATLAB?
body: <pre><code>&gt;&gt; A={1 2;2 3}
  
  A = 
  
      [1]    [2]
      [2]    [3]
  &gt;&gt; A=[1 2;2 3]
  
  A =
  
       1     2
       2     3
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It seems to me they are essentially the same thing?</p>