Discrepancy between editor scale values and transform.localScale query?

Unity Engine
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Hi Folks,
I noticed that scale values for imported joints (maybe other objects as well) that are displayed in the editor don’t coincide with values I’m getting from transform localScale.

I created a test scene with a single joint to rule out segment scale compensate issues.
I’ve hooked up a script that gets the joint’s transform.localScale and applies that value to the localScale of a 1,1,1 cube.

void Update () {
    this.gameObject.transform.localScale = myObj.transform.localScale;
    }

But there seems to be a discrepancy:

Values for single joint in inspector:
3502917--279310--upload_2018-5-19_14-15-4.png

Values at same frame for cube:
3502917--279311--upload_2018-5-19_14-17-9.png

Is this simply a precision error? If so, it seems like a great deal of precision lost! If that were the case, is there a way to increase precision?

Any help greatly appreciated!

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Bumping this – I really haven’t found any explanation for this, much less a solution. Any help would be greatly appreciated!