than vs thus

than

adv
  • At that time; then. 

conj
  • Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. 

prep
  • introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates. 

thus

adv
  • As a result. 

  • In this way or manner. 

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