following vs subsequent

following

adj
  • Coming next, either in sequence or in time. 

  • About to be specified. 

  • Blowing in the direction of travel. 

prep
  • After, subsequent to. 

noun
  • A thing or things to be mentioned immediately after. 

  • A group of followers, attendants or admirers; an entourage. 

  • Vocation; business; profession. 

subsequent

adj
  • Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely. 

  • Following in order of place; succeeding. 

  • Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded. 

noun
  • A subsequent stream or faultline. 

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