deferential vs tractable

deferential

adj
  • Respectful and considerate; showing deference. 

  • Based on deference; based on the doctrine, ideology, or wishes of others rather than one's own conclusions. 

  • Of, or relating to the vas deferens. 

tractable

adj
  • Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed. 

  • Easy to deal with or manage 

  • Capable of being shaped; malleable. 

  • Sufficiently operationalizable or useful to allow a mathematical calculation to proceed toward a solution. 

  • Algorithmically solvable fast enough to be practically relevant, typically in polynomial time. 

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