This is just a display issue. The accuracy is still there in the background. E.g.,
>> format short % display only first 4 digits
>> x = 0.3937847
x =
0.3938
>> y = 0.9727726433E+000
y =
0.9728
>> format long % display all the digits
>> x
x =
0.393784700000000
>> y
y =
0.972772643300000
