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.
Noun. 1. circumspection-knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; the servants showed great tact and discretion. discreetness, discretion, prudence. sagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgement, judgment-the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations.