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.
Patency is defined as the state of being open or unobstructed, or showing an infection of parasites. 1  When your arteries are free from obstruction, this is an example of patency. 2  When you have an infection of parasites large enough to be detected, this is an example of patency.