rending vs subdivision

rending

noun
  • The act by which something is rent, or torn. 

subdivision

noun
  • Such a piece that has been divided. 

  • A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided. 

  • A parcel of land that has been divided into lots. 

  • A group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area. 

  • A gated community. 

verb
  • To separate something into smaller pieces. 

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