mediary vs operant

mediary

noun
  • An intermediary or go-between; Something or someone that passes information, instructions, or influence between one person or thing and another person or thing. 

adj
  • occurring during the course of a disease. 

  • Having a primary hue (red, blue, or gold), as opposed to one that can be created by mixing colors with primary hues. 

  • Defining or inferring a generalization or category of meaning. 

  • Acting to cause or connect. 

  • Intermediate. 

operant

noun
  • An operative person or thing. 

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

adj
  • That operates to produce an effect. 

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