In reality, testing almost always is a combination of exploratory and scripted testing, but with a tendency towards either one, depending on context.
According to Cem Kaner & James Bach, Exploratory testing is more of a [mindset] or "...a way of thinking about testing" than a methodology.<ref>1</ref> They also say show that it crosses a spectrumcontinuum from slightly exploratory (slightly ambiguous or vaguely scripted testing) to highly exploratory (freestyle exploratory testing).<ref>2</ref>
