recurring vs unique

recurring

adj
  • Happening or occurring frequently, with repetition. 

  • Of a decimal: having a set of digits that is repeated indefinitely. 

noun
  • A recurrence; a coming round again. 

unique

adj
  • Particular, characteristic. 

  • Of a rare quality, unusual. 

  • Being the only one of its kind; unequaled, unparalleled or unmatched. 

  • Of a feature, such that only one holder has it. 

noun
  • A thing without a like; something unequalled or unparallelled; one of a kind. 

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