> In my mind the difference between a million and a billion seemed somewhat tangible before hearing this. With that comparison, a billion seems so much more. A

> In my mind the difference between a million and a billion seemed somewhat tangible before hearing this. With that comparison, a billion seems so much more. Another way to think about these scaling ratios is to realize that a billion is a thousand times larger than a million. Billion = 10^9 Million = 10^6 9 - 6 = 3. 10^3 = 1000