configurational vs vital

configurational

adj
  • Of or pertaining to a configuration. 

  • Of a language: having a relatively fixed style of grammar where the subject of a sentence is outside the finite verb phrase but the object is inside it. 

vital

adj
  • Relating to, or characteristic of life. 

  • Invigorating or life-giving. 

  • Very important. 

  • Containing life; living. 

  • Necessary to continued existence. 

  • Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends. 

  • Capable of living; in a state to live; viable. 

  • Relating to the recording of life events. 

How often have the words configurational and vital occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )