grasp vs prehension

grasp

noun
  • Grip. 

  • Understanding. 

  • That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability. 

verb
  • To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance. 

  • To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand. 

  • To understand. 

prehension

noun
  • The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands. 

  • According to Alfred North Whitehead, a type of universally acting perception that is not limited to living, self-conscious beings, and which involves an interconnectedness of the observer and the observed. 

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