Big, Bigger is different from large and larger in that big can refer to matters not related to physical size.
Big man on campus, Big decision, Big brother, big fan. Large and larger can't function in that way.
For this reason, when talking about physical size, I find it sounds better to say large, as it is more precise.
Large also has some uses that can't be substituted by big.
Specifically, when talking about a large quantity of something, big cannot be used: A large number of potato chips.
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