notable vs operant

notable

noun
  • A person or thing of distinction. 

adj
  • Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. 

  • Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous. 

  • That can be observed; perceptible. 

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 notable and operant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )