diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/pow-int/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/pow-int/test/test.js
index 47c097dd00ab..12f777dfa5f2 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/pow-int/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/pow-int/test/test.js
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
 var round = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/round' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );
 var NINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/ninf' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var isPositiveZero = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-positive-zero' );
 var isNegativeZero = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-negative-zero' );
@@ -56,8 +55,6 @@ tape( 'the function accepts two parameters: a base and an exponent', function te
 tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (decimal `x`, integer `y`)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var actual;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
@@ -70,9 +67,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (decimal `x`, integer `y`
 		if ( actual === expected[ i ] ) {
 			t.strictEqual( actual, expected[i], 'pow('+x[i]+','+y[i]+') returns '+expected[i] );
 		} else {
-			delta = abs( actual - expected[i] );
-			tol = 70.0 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y[i]+'. v: '+actual+'. expected: '+expected[i]+'. delta: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( actual, expected[ i ], 126 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
@@ -81,8 +76,6 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (decimal `x`, integer `y`
 tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (integer `x`, integer `y`)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var actual;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
@@ -100,9 +93,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (integer `x`, integer `y`
 			t.strictEqual( actual, expected[i], 'pow('+x[i]+','+y[i]+') returns '+expected[i] );
 		}
 		else {
-			delta = abs( actual - expected[i] );
-			tol = 61.0 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y[i]+'. v: '+actual+'. expected: '+expected[i]+'. delta: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( actual, expected[ i ], 113 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
@@ -111,8 +102,6 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (integer `x`, integer `y`
 tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (multiples of ten)', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var actual;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
@@ -125,9 +114,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (multiples of ten)', func
 		if ( actual === expected[ i ] ) {
 			t.strictEqual( actual, expected[i], 'pow('+x[i]+','+y[i]+') returns '+expected[i] );
 		} else {
-			delta = abs( actual - expected[i] );
-			tol = 3.75 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y[i]+'. v: '+actual+'. expected: '+expected[i]+'. delta: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( actual, expected[ i ], 6 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/pow-int/test/test.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/pow-int/test/test.native.js
index 75fd4bb75cc9..866ca9f3405d 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/pow-int/test/test.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/pow-int/test/test.native.js
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@
 
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
 var round = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/round' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );
 var NINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/ninf' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var isPositiveZero = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-positive-zero' );
 var isNegativeZero = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-negative-zero' );
@@ -65,8 +64,6 @@ tape( 'the function accepts two parameters: a base and an exponent', opts, funct
 tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (decimal `x`, integer `y`)', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var actual;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
@@ -79,9 +76,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (decimal `x`, integer `y`
 		if ( actual === expected[ i ] ) {
 			t.strictEqual( actual, expected[i], 'pow('+x[i]+','+y[i]+') returns '+expected[i] );
 		} else {
-			delta = abs( actual - expected[i] );
-			tol = 70.0 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y[i]+'. v: '+actual+'. expected: '+expected[i]+'. delta: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( actual, expected[ i ], 126 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
@@ -90,8 +85,6 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (decimal `x`, integer `y`
 tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (integer `x`, integer `y`)', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var actual;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
@@ -109,9 +102,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (integer `x`, integer `y`
 			t.strictEqual( actual, expected[i], 'pow('+x[i]+','+y[i]+') returns '+expected[i] );
 		}
 		else {
-			delta = abs( actual - expected[i] );
-			tol = 61.0 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y[i]+'. v: '+actual+'. expected: '+expected[i]+'. delta: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( actual, expected[ i ], 113 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();
@@ -120,8 +111,6 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (integer `x`, integer `y`
 tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (multiples of ten)', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
 	var actual;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var x;
 	var y;
 	var i;
@@ -134,9 +123,7 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the exponential function (multiples of ten)', opts
 		if ( actual === expected[ i ] ) {
 			t.strictEqual( actual, expected[i], 'pow('+x[i]+','+y[i]+') returns '+expected[i] );
 		} else {
-			delta = abs( actual - expected[i] );
-			tol = 3.75 * EPS * abs( expected[i] );
-			t.strictEqual( delta <= tol, true, 'x: '+x[i]+'. y: '+y[i]+'. v: '+actual+'. expected: '+expected[i]+'. delta: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol+'.' );
+			t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( actual, expected[ i ], 6 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 		}
 	}
 	t.end();