Default precision in Octave

[J.B.J.W.Hegeman]

Dear Octave users,

Is there an option in octave to set the default precision?
Currently it seems that octave is using doubles as default precision
Is is possible to set this to real variables?

Thank you very much for your comments!

Hans



-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Octave is freely available under the terms of the GNU GPL.

Octave's home on the web:  http://www.che.wisc.edu/octave/octave.html
How to fund new projects:  http://www.che.wisc.edu/octave/funding.html
Subscription information:  http://www.che.wisc.edu/octave/archive.html
-----------------------------------------------------------------------