instruction vs knowing

instruction

noun
  • The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with information or knowledge. 

  • An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished. 

  • An order or command. 

  • A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service. 

  • A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture. 

knowing

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

adj
  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

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