contiguity vs juxtaposition

contiguity

noun
  • A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another. 

juxtaposition

noun
  • The nearness of objects with little or no delimiter. 

  • An absence of linking elements in a group of words that are listed together. 

  • An absence of operators in an expression. 

  • Two or more contrasting sounds, colours, styles etc. placed together for stylistic effect. 

  • The close placement of two ideas to imply a link that may not exist. 

  • The extra emphasis given to a comparison when the contrasted objects are close together. 

verb
  • To place in juxtaposition. 

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