How to work on multiple arrays with one for loop

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hello, lest say i have n number of arrays
a1=[1,2,3,...]
a2=[1,2,3,...]
a3=[1,2,3,...] and all the way to an=[1,2,3,...]
and i want to create a for loop that manipulates all the arrays.
could i use that fact that they are all named as "a" +"num" to accomplish this task?
for example,
for i=1:n
'a'+'i' = ... (i know this doesnt work. i just wanted to illustrate my point)
something like this above.
I dont wat to write down all the arrays in the loop to work on them is my point.
Thanks in advance!
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KSSV
KSSV on 17 Jul 2022
Why did you save those many arrays like that? This is not suggested. While creating you have to create them into a matrix or cell array.

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M.B
M.B on 18 Jul 2022
We need more information about how you define your variables and their size to provide you with the best solution.
In the meantime, try this:
a{1}=[1];
a{2}=[1,2];
a{3}=[1,2,3];
% ...
a{n}=[1,2,3,...,n];
for i=1:n
a{i} = do_something_to(a{i});
end

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