category mistake

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Definition of category mistake in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

category mistakes

plural form of category mistake

Hyphenation

cat·e·go·ry mis·take

Turkish pronunciation

kätıgôri mîsteyk

Pronunciation

/ˈkatəˌgôrē məˈstāk/ /ˈkætəˌɡɔːriː mɪˈsteɪk/

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... however he said most economists make exactly that same category mistake ...