[ifinnegan]

Think of it as the number of zeros after the 1.

3 vs 4 is 1 larger so 10 times bigger.

3 vs 5 is 2 larger so 100 times bigger.

3 vs 6 is 1000 times bigger.

7 is 10,000 times bigger than a 3.

[octex]

Thanks for that simple explanation.