particular vs public

particular

noun
  • A particular case; an individual thing as opposed to a whole class. (Opposed to generals, universals.) 

  • A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point. 

adj
  • Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing. 

  • Of a person, concerned with, or attentive to, details; fastidious. 

  • Containing a part only; limited. 

  • Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions). 

  • Holding a particular estate. 

  • Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute; circumstantial; precise. 

  • Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject. 

  • Specific; discrete; concrete. 

public

noun
  • A particular group or demographic to be targeted. 

  • The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group. 

adj
  • Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment. 

  • Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community. 

  • Traded publicly via a stock market. 

  • Open to all members of a community; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. 

  • Pertaining to the people as a whole (as opposed to a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc. 

  • Accessible to the program in general, not only to the class or any subclasses. 

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