continuant vs inactive

continuant

adj
  • Continuing; prolonged; sustained. 

noun
  • An endurant. 

  • A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix. 

  • A linguistic sound other than a stop. 

inactive

adj
  • Not active, temporarily or permanently. 

  • Showing no optical activity in polarized light. 

  • Retired from duty or service. 

  • Not engaging in physical activity. 

  • Relatively inert. 

  • Not functioning or operating; broken down 

noun
  • A person who does not take action. 

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