concept vs topic

concept

noun
  • An abstract and general idea; an abstraction. 

  • A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics. 

  • Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept). 

verb
  • to conceive; to dream up 

topic

noun
  • Subject; theme; a category or general area of interest. 

  • Discussion thread. 

  • A musical sign intended to suggest a particular style or genre. 

adj
  • topical 

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