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.
Brevity, conciseness refer to the use of few words in speaking. Brevity emphasizes the short duration of speech: a response reduced to extreme brevity. Conciseness emphasizes compactness of expression: Her prose is clear in spite of great conciseness.