counterterm vs prate

counterterm

noun
  • antonym 

  • A term added to an equation or formula that exactly cancels the contribution of another term which diverges. 

  • antithesis 

prate

noun
  • Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity. 

verb
  • To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly. 

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