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.
Unconformity is the general term for missing pages of Earth history. There are three types of unconformities (below): angular unconformity, nonconformity, and disconformity. An angular unconformity (left) is an erosional surface separating steeply dipping rock layers below from gently dipping layers above.