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Discover LudwigThe term "secular trend" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe the long-term direction of a certain variable or phenomenon, such as growth, decline, or stability. For example, "In recent decades, there has been a notable secular trend towards increasing temperatures across the globe."
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"Agricultural Decline and The Secular Trend In Retirement Rates". Explorations in Economic History.
THE decline of organised religion in England looks like a secular trend.
That may be a secular trend, and much has been written about it.
There's a trend in your figures, but you have no evidence of a secular trend.
The results (Fig. 6b) do not reveal a discernible secular trend.
The secular trend in the scaled count rates is removed for both 0th order and dispersed events.
That's why the secular trend is for more outsourcing".
Clearly, the secular trend over the last 90 days is down on relative volume of search on "debt" and the secular trend on the DJIA is clearly up.
But one quarter's weakness isn't necessarily a turning point, we're discussing a long-term, secular trend.
The secular trend for D is a smooth parabola with a broad maximum around 1960 65.
There is a secular trend away from small practices among physicians of all ages.
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