exceptional vs notable

exceptional

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

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

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

noun
  • An exception, or something having an exceptional value 

notable

adj
  • Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. 

  • Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous. 

  • That can be observed; perceptible. 

noun
  • A person or thing of distinction. 

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