Historic or historical?
Historic means ‘important or likely to be important in history’: …

historical | American Dictionary

historical
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/hɪˈstɔr·ɪ·kəl, -ˈstɑr-/
connected with the study or representation of things from the past:
The library has an important collection of historical documents.

historically

adverbus/hɪˈstɔr·ɪk·li, -ˈstɑr-/
Many of the historically accurate costumes created for the show will eventually be in museums.

historical | Business English

historical
adjective
 FINANCE, ECONOMICSuk /hɪˈstɒrɪkəl/us(alsohistoric)
used to describe past prices or values:
The company offers real-time and historical information on stocks, options, commodities, futures, indices, and currencies.
Historical data show the clear link between income tax rates and the size of domestic government spending.

historically

adverb
In addition to strong yields, growers saw prices at historically high levels.

Examples of historical

historical
They revealed the historical relationship between indigenous peoples and states under which another people was subjected to colonialism and discrimination.
We have reported the findings because the data are likely to be more similar than evidence from historical comparison groups.
Second, documentary footage shown between scenes not only presents objective historical background but sometimes helps to reflect the main characters' subjective state of mind.
The features that undermine historical discourse actively reconstruct the interaction as gossip.
Much more systematic data on local attitudes toward these varieties, in their historical and social context, is needed to understand the change examined here.
As a starting point for discussion for most of the chapters, they establish context by examining a particular historical event.
The same questions raised in the business-cycle literature appear here in a historical context.
There are five long and detailed, historical chapters.
All three of these historical sources admitted potential problems with the data they were drawing from.
According to historical records, their per formance involved a concer ted action by members of the community.
Taking into account extralinguistic evidence, data, and theories, historical sociolinguistics must be viewed as an independent discipline, separate from present-day sociolinguistics and traditional historical linguistics.
Linguistic data from before the 1960s comes from historical sources such as diaries, travelers' accounts, government reports, and court records.
On the other, she illustrates how university-based researchers can provide a view of the wider social and historical context in which racism is embedded.
The strongest point of this volume is the enormous amount of historical linguistic data it provides.
Poised at the historical dawn of music technology, we are presented with a unique opportunity to thwart issues of gender equality and equity.
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