Chemical formulas are very important when trying to find information about a chemical compound because they provide what elements are present and also the proportion of the atoms of elements found in a chemical substance or compound.
Outperform also refers to an analystâs rating on a security, and outperform is a better rating than neutral and worse than a strong buy recommendation. BREAKING DOWN 'Outperform' An index is made of securities in the same industry, or of companies that have a similar size in terms of market capitalization.
disconformity. 1  Geology. the surface of a division between parallel rock strata, indicating interruption of sedimentation: a type of unconformity. 2  Archaic. nonconformity.