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Category error

noun

Definitions

1.nounA semantic or ontological error by which a property is ascribed to a thing that could not possibly have that property.

Synonyms

category error category-mistake category mistake miscategorisation error/mistake distinction miscategorization misappellation mischoice miscorrection measurement error mistaking misnomer

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