A set of basic functions used as building blocks for more complicated functions. The list of parent functions varies. A typical set of functions is listed below.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Recency(noun) the state or quality of being recent; newness; new state; late origin; lateness in time; freshness; as, the recency of a transaction, of a wound, etc.
Incumbency. Definition. the fact that being in office helps a person stay in office because of a variety of benefits (i.e. name recognition, access to free media, an inside track on fundraising, a district drawn to favor the incumbent, etc.) that go with the position. Term. Trustee.