imperceptible vs imponderable

imperceptible

adj
  • not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed 

  • beyond the purview of man; too great and all-encompassing to be perceived. 

imponderable

adj
  • Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed. 

  • Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate. 

noun
  • An imponderable question. 

  • A factor that cannot be anticipated. 

  • An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism. 

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