diff --git a/Orange/data/tests/test_variable.py b/Orange/data/tests/test_variable.py
index 9faf64102e1..2afa27e74ff 100644
--- a/Orange/data/tests/test_variable.py
+++ b/Orange/data/tests/test_variable.py
@@ -498,23 +498,42 @@ def test_make(self):
 
     def test_decimals(self):
         a = ContinuousVariable("a", 4)
-        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4.654321), "4.6543")
-        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4.654321654321), "4.6543")
+        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4.6543), "4.6543")
+        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4.25), "4.2500")
         self.assertEqual(a.str_val(Unknown), "?")
         a = ContinuousVariable("a", 5)
         self.assertEqual(a.str_val(0.000000000001), "0.00000")
         a = ContinuousVariable("a", 10)
         self.assertEqual(a.str_val(0.000000000001), "1e-12")
 
+    def test_more_decimals(self):
+        a = ContinuousVariable("a", 0)
+        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4), "4")
+        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4.1234), "4.12")
+
+        a = ContinuousVariable("a", 2)
+        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4), "4.00")
+        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4.25), "4.25")
+        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4.1234123), "4.1234")
+
+        for cca4 in (4 + 1e-9, 4 - 1e-9):
+            assert cca4 != 4
+            self.assertEqual(a.str_val(cca4), "4.00")
+
     def test_adjust_decimals(self):
+        # Default is 3 decimals, but format is %g
         a = ContinuousVariable("a")
+        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(5), "5")
         self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4.65432), "4.65432")
+
+        # Change to no decimals
         a.val_from_str_add("5")
-        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4.65432), "5")
+        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(5), "5")
+
+        # Change to two decimals
         a.val_from_str_add("  5.12    ")
-        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4.65432), "4.65")
-        a.val_from_str_add("5.1234")
-        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4.65432), "4.6543")
+        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(4.65), "4.65")
+        self.assertEqual(a.str_val(5), "5.00")
 
     def varcls_modified(self, name):
         var = super().varcls_modified(name)
diff --git a/Orange/data/variable.py b/Orange/data/variable.py
index db205960602..874556de94d 100644
--- a/Orange/data/variable.py
+++ b/Orange/data/variable.py
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ def __init__(self, name="", number_of_decimals=None, compute_value=None, *, spar
         three, but adjusted at the first call of :obj:`to_val`.
         """
         super().__init__(name, compute_value, sparse=sparse)
+        self._max_round_diff = 0
         self.number_of_decimals = number_of_decimals
 
     @property
@@ -553,6 +554,7 @@ def number_of_decimals(self, x):
             return
 
         self._number_of_decimals = x
+        self._max_round_diff = 10 ** (-x - 6)
         self.adjust_decimals = 0
         if self._number_of_decimals <= MAX_NUM_OF_DECIMALS:
             self._format_str = "%.{}f".format(self.number_of_decimals)
@@ -580,6 +582,10 @@ def repr_val(self, val):
         """
         if isnan(val):
             return "?"
+        if self.format_str != "%g" \
+                and abs(round(val, self._number_of_decimals) - val) \
+                > self._max_round_diff:
+            return f"{val:.{self._number_of_decimals + 2}f}"
         return self._format_str % val
 
     str_val = repr_val
@@ -593,6 +599,7 @@ def copy(self, compute_value=None, *, name=None, **kwargs):
             var.number_of_decimals = number_of_decimals
         else:
             var._number_of_decimals = self._number_of_decimals
+            var._max_round_diff = self._max_round_diff
             var.adjust_decimals = self.adjust_decimals
             var.format_str = self._format_str
         return var
diff --git a/Orange/tests/test_discretize.py b/Orange/tests/test_discretize.py
index 20e3cd60240..f1c9b29bb9a 100644
--- a/Orange/tests/test_discretize.py
+++ b/Orange/tests/test_discretize.py
@@ -140,13 +140,17 @@ def test_create_discretized_var_formatting(self):
 
         dvar = discretize.Discretizer.create_discretized_var(
             self.var, [10.1234])
-        self.assertEqual(dvar.values, ("< 10.1", "≥ 10.1"))
+        self.assertEqual(dvar.values, ("< 10.123", "≥ 10.123"))
 
         self.var.number_of_decimals = 3
 
+        dvar = discretize.Discretizer.create_discretized_var(
+            self.var, [5, 10.25])
+        self.assertEqual(dvar.values, ("< 5", "5 - 10.25", "≥ 10.25"))
+
         dvar = discretize.Discretizer.create_discretized_var(
             self.var, [5, 10.1234])
-        self.assertEqual(dvar.values, ("< 5", "5 - 10.123", "≥ 10.123"))
+        self.assertEqual(dvar.values, ("< 5", "5 - 10.1234", "≥ 10.1234"))
 
     def test_discretizer_computation(self):
         dvar = discretize.Discretizer.create_discretized_var(
diff --git a/benchmark/bench_save.py b/benchmark/bench_save.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74d6d35f563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/bench_save.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+from functools import partial
+import os
+
+import numpy as np
+import scipy.sparse
+
+from Orange.data import Table, ContinuousVariable, Domain
+from .base import Benchmark, benchmark
+
+
+def save(table, fn):
+    try:
+        table.save(fn)
+    finally:
+        os.remove(fn)
+
+
+class BenchSave(Benchmark):
+
+    def setup_dense(self, rows, cols, varkwargs=None):
+        if varkwargs is None:
+            varkwargs = {}
+        self.table = Table.from_numpy(  # pylint: disable=W0201
+            Domain([ContinuousVariable(str(i), **varkwargs) for i in range(cols)]),
+            np.random.RandomState(0).rand(rows, cols))
+
+    def setup_sparse(self, rows, cols, varkwargs=None):
+        if varkwargs is None:
+            varkwargs = {}
+        sparse = scipy.sparse.rand(rows, cols, density=0.01, format='csr', random_state=0)
+        self.table = Table.from_numpy(  # pylint: disable=W0201
+            Domain([ContinuousVariable(str(i), sparse=True, **varkwargs) for i in range(cols)]),
+            sparse)
+
+    @benchmark(setup=partial(setup_dense, rows=100, cols=10))
+    def bench_print_dense(self):
+        str(self.table)
+
+    @benchmark(setup=partial(setup_dense, rows=100, cols=10,
+                             varkwargs={"number_of_decimals": 2}))
+    def bench_print_dense_decimals(self):
+        str(self.table)
+
+    @benchmark(setup=partial(setup_sparse, rows=100, cols=10), number=5)
+    def bench_print_sparse(self):
+        str(self.table)
+
+    @benchmark(setup=partial(setup_sparse, rows=100, cols=10,
+                             varkwargs={"number_of_decimals": 2}),
+               number=5)
+    def bench_print_sparse_decimals(self):
+        str(self.table)
+
+    @benchmark(setup=partial(setup_dense, rows=100, cols=100))
+    def bench_save_tab(self):
+        save(self.table, "temp_save.tab")
+
+    @benchmark(setup=partial(setup_dense, rows=100, cols=100,
+                             varkwargs={"number_of_decimals": 2}))
+    def bench_save_tab_decimals(self):
+        save(self.table, "temp_save.tab")
diff --git a/benchmark/bench_variable.py b/benchmark/bench_variable.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e81c54d1791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/benchmark/bench_variable.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from Orange.data import ContinuousVariable
+from .base import Benchmark, benchmark
+
+
+class BenchContinuous(Benchmark):
+
+    # pylint: disable=no-self-use
+    @benchmark()
+    def bench_str_val_decimals(self):
+        a = ContinuousVariable("a", 4)
+        for _ in range(1000):
+            a.str_val(1.23456)
+
+    # pylint: disable=no-self-use
+    @benchmark()
+    def bench_str_val_g(self):
+        a = ContinuousVariable("a")
+        for _ in range(1000):
+            a.str_val(1.23456)