apropos vs operant

apropos

adj
  • Of an appropriate or pertinent nature. 

  • by the way, incidental 

prep
  • Regarding or concerning. 

adv
  • To the purpose; appropriately. 

  • By the way. 

  • Timely; at a good time. 

operant

adj
  • That operates to produce an effect. 

noun
  • Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment. 

  • An operative person or thing. 

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