cogent vs operant

cogent

adj
  • Forcefully persuasive; relevant, pertinent. 

  • Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning. 

  • Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence. 

operant

adj
  • That operates to produce an effect. 

noun
  • Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment. 

  • An operative person or thing. 

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