indirect vs stated

indirect

noun
  • An indirect cost. 

  • An indirect radiator 

verb
  • To access by means of indirection; to dereference. 

adj
  • Not of obvious or immediate cause, but as a secondary result 

  • Not focused straight at the target or subject, but by more subtle means 

  • Not involving the quickest, shortest, or most convenient path 

stated

adj
  • Settled; established; fixed. 

  • Expressed in a statement; uttered or written. 

  • Recurring at a regular time; not occasional. 

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