abstruse vs technical

abstruse

adj
  • Difficult to comprehend or understand; obscure. 

technical

adj
  • In the strictest sense, but not practically or meaningfully. 

  • Of or related to technology. 

  • Technically-minded; adept with science and technology. 

  • Relating to the internal mechanics of a market rather than more basic factors. 

  • Relating to, or requiring, technique. 

  • Specifically related to a particular discipline. 

  • Requiring advanced techniques for successful completion. 

noun
  • A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it. 

  • A special move in certain fighting games that cancels out the effect of an opponent's attack. 

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