Math — Plot: Why Use a Log Scale

y = 10^x appears as a straight line on a log axis.

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  "data": [
    {"type":"scatter","mode":"lines+markers","name":"10^x","line":{"color":"#0891b2","width":3},
     "x":[0,1,2,3,4],"y":[1,10,100,1000,10000]}
  ],
  "layout": {"title":"Exponential on a log axis","xaxis":{"title":"x"},"yaxis":{"title":"y (log)","type":"log"}}
}