Involution : function which is its own inverse
(e.g. If f(x) = x
/ (x-1), then f
-1(x) = x / (x-1) = f(x).)
Contronym :
word which is its own opposite
(e.g. fast, which means moving quickly, as in “He ran fast.”, as well
as not
moving at
all, as in “He held fast.”)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Involution
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Involution.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-antonym
http://www.rinkworks.com/words/contronyms.shtml
(nice list !!)