diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/ellipe/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/ellipe/test/test.js
index 57bb2de23e4d..2ef0f714f0dd 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/ellipe/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/ellipe/test/test.js
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );
 var NINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/ninf' );
 var HALF_PI = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/half-pi' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
 var ellipe = require( './../lib' );
 
 
@@ -47,70 +46,52 @@ tape( 'main export is a function', function test( t ) {
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the complete elliptic integral of the second kind (medium positive values)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
+	var e;
 
 	expected = mediumPositive.expected;
 	x = mediumPositive.x;
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = ellipe( x[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[i] );
-			tol = 5.0 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-		}
+		e = expected[ i ];
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, e, 5 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the complete elliptic integral of the second kind (values close to positive unity)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
+	var e;
 
 	expected = closeToUnity.expected;
 	x = closeToUnity.x;
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = ellipe( x[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[i] );
-			tol = 4.0 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-		}
+		e = expected[ i ];
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, e, 4 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the complete elliptic integral of the second kind (spot checked negative values)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
+	var e;
 
 	// The spot checked values are derived from Wolfram Alpha and cross-checked against Maxima. For example, to compute E(-0.1): https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=EllipticE(-0.1)
 	expected = negativeSpotChecks.expected;
 	x = negativeSpotChecks.x;
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = ellipe( x[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[i] );
-			tol = 2.2 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-		}
+		e = expected[ i ];
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, e, 4 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/ellipe/test/test.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/ellipe/test/test.native.js
index 2ec2d1c3dfb1..b61031e5f087 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/ellipe/test/test.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/ellipe/test/test.native.js
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );
 var NINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/ninf' );
 var HALF_PI = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/half-pi' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
 var tryRequire = require( '@stdlib/utils/try-require' );
 
 
@@ -56,70 +55,52 @@ tape( 'main export is a function', opts, function test( t ) {
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the complete elliptic integral of the second kind (values close to positive unity)', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
+	var e;
 
 	expected = closeToUnity.expected;
 	x = closeToUnity.x;
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = ellipe( x[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[i] );
-			tol = 4.0 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-		}
+		e = expected[ i ];
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, e, 4 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the complete elliptic integral of the second kind (medium positive values)', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
+	var e;
 
 	expected = mediumPositive.expected;
 	x = mediumPositive.x;
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = ellipe( x[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[i] );
-			tol = 5.0 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-		}
+		e = expected[ i ];
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, e, 5 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the complete elliptic integral of the second kind (spot checked negative values)', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
+	var e;
 
 	// The spot checked values are derived from Wolfram Alpha and cross-checked against Maxima. For example, to compute E(-0.1): https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=EllipticE(-0.1)
 	expected = negativeSpotChecks.expected;
 	x = negativeSpotChecks.x;
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = ellipe( x[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+', y: '+y+', expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[i] );
-			tol = 2.2 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
-		}
+		e = expected[ i ];
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, e, 4 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });