deficient vs nonstarter

deficient

noun
  • A person who is deficient. 

adj
  • Insufficient or inadequate in amount. 

  • Lacking something essential; often construed with in. 

  • Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n). 

nonstarter

noun
  • A loser; a person who is bound to fail. 

  • A horse that does not run in a race for which it has been entered 

  • A project that has no chance of success 

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