concept vs substance

concept

verb
  • to conceive; to dream up 

noun
  • An abstract and general idea; an abstraction. 

  • A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics. 

  • Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept). 

substance

verb
  • To give substance to; to make real or substantial. 

noun
  • Physical matter; material. 

  • Material possessions; estate; property; resources. 

  • Hypostasis. 

  • Drugs (illegal narcotics) 

  • Substantiality; solidity; firmness. 

  • The essential part of anything; the most vital part. 

  • A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties. 

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