counterterm vs variant

counterterm

noun
  • antonym 

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

  • antithesis 

variant

noun
  • One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function. 

  • Something that is slightly different from a type or norm. 

  • A different sequence of a gene (locus). 

  • A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types. 

adj
  • Showing deviation or disagreement. 

  • Showing variety, diverse. 

  • Covariant and/or contravariant. 

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