individual vs tandem

individual

adj
  • Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person. 

  • Not divisible without losing its identity. 

  • Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one. 

noun
  • An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class. 

  • A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people. 

  • An element belonging to a population. 

  • A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation. 

tandem

adj
  • Together; working as one. 

noun
  • A method of language learning based on mutual exchange, where ideally each learner is a native speaker in the language the other person wants to learn. 

  • A group of two or more people, machines etc. working together; close collaboration. 

  • A bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front able to steer. 

  • A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing the pulling power but only the animal in front able to steer. 

adv
  • One behind the other. 

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