image vs representation

image

noun
  • An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. 

  • A statue or idol. 

  • What a function maps to. 

  • A file that contains all information needed to produce a live working copy. (See disk image and image copy.) 

  • A form of interference: a weaker "copy" of a strong signal that occurs at a different frequency. 

  • The subset of a codomain comprising those elements that are images of something. 

  • A mental picture of something not real or not present. 

  • A characteristic of a person, group or company etc., style, manner of dress, how one is or wishes to be perceived by others. 

verb
  • To create an image of. 

  • To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity. 

  • To represent by an image or symbol; to portray. 

  • To reflect, mirror. 

representation

noun
  • A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality. 

  • The act of representing. 

  • An object that describes an abstract group in terms of linear transformations of vector spaces; (more formally) a homomorphism from a group on a vector space to the general linear group (group of all bijective linear transformations) on the space. 

  • A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others 

  • The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court. 

  • That which represents something else. 

  • The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government. 

  • A theatrical performance. 

  • An act of representing, i.e. presenting again. 

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