notable vs the thing

notable

noun
  • A person or thing of distinction. 

adj
  • Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. 

  • Easily noted (without connotations of value); clearly noticeable, conspicuous. 

  • That can be observed; perceptible. 

the thing

noun
  • The desired thing: someone or something that is popularly favored. 

  • The needful thing: something suitable for the purpose. 

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