demonstration vs display

demonstration

noun
  • The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something. 

  • A public display of group opinion, such as a protest march. 

  • A proof. 

  • Expression of one's feelings by outward signs. 

  • A prisoner's act of beating up another prisoner. 

  • An event at which something will be demonstrated. 

  • A show of military force. 

display

noun
  • A show or spectacle. 

  • A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion. 

  • An electronic screen that shows graphics or text. 

  • The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception. 

  • A piece of work to be presented visually. 

verb
  • To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line, deploy. 

  • To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest. 

  • To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration. 

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