In 1949, a philosopher by the name of Gilbert Ryle introduced the concept of the “category mistake” to describe the semantic error of comparing objects in different ontological categories as if they are in the same category. For example, from The Concept of Mind:

When two terms belong to the same category, it is proper to construct conjunctive propositions embodying them. Thus, a purchaser may say he bought a left-hand glove and a right-hand glove, but not that he bought a left-hand glove, a right-hand glove, and a pair of gloves.