Triode

Which is one reason that talking about gearing and ratios can be confusing - because higher numbers mean a lower "gear ratio" and "lower gear" whereas when people say go to a "higher gear" it is not a higher number - and often, as the poster above did - the brain will slip a gear and say the opposite of what you actually mean.

So, it can be confusing.

And, while I knew and understood the basics of this as pertains to autos. motorcycles - it is interesting to see the comments as to how it relates on a bicycle in terms of usage.

Bottom line = the numbers are the number of teeth on the rings. Fewer teeth - higher gear______more teeth = lower gear

A numerically higher ratio is a lower gear, a numerically lower ratio is a higher gear