exceptional vs indifferent

exceptional

adj
  • Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare. 

  • Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence. 

  • Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity. 

noun
  • An exception, or something having an exceptional value 

indifferent

adj
  • Not making a difference; without significance or importance. 

  • Indicating or reflecting a lack of concern or care. 

  • Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic. 

  • Having no preference. 

  • Mediocre (usually used negatively in modern usage). 

  • Being in the state of neutral equilibrium. 

noun
  • A person who is indifferent or apathetic. 

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