diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/lib/main.js
index 69e5d6216a6b..0b194ea6f8f1 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/lib/main.js
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ function pow( x, y ) {
 		if ( y === -1.0 ) {
 			return 1.0 / x;
 		}
-		if ( y === 0.5 ) {
+		if ( y === 0.5 && x > 0.0 ) {
 			return sqrt( x );
 		}
-		if ( y === -0.5 ) {
+		if ( y === -0.5 && x > 0.0 ) {
 			return 1.0 / sqrt( x );
 		}
 		if ( y === 2.0 ) {
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ function pow( x, y ) {
 
 	// Special cases `x`...
 	if ( lx === 0 ) {
-		if ( hx === 0 ) {
+		if ( ( hx & ABS_MASK ) === 0 ) {
 			return xIsZero( x, y );
 		}
 		if ( x === 1.0 ) {
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/src/main.c b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/src/main.c
index b6a131f614fa..3b60722a4198 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/src/main.c
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/src/main.c
@@ -587,10 +587,10 @@ double stdlib_base_pow( const double x, const double y ) {
 		if ( y == -1.0 ) {
 			return 1.0 / xc;
 		}
-		if ( y == 0.5 ) {
+		if ( y == 0.5 && xc > 0.0 ) {
 			return stdlib_base_sqrt( xc );
 		}
-		if ( y == -0.5 ) {
+		if ( y == -0.5 && xc > 0.0 ) {
 			return 1.0 / stdlib_base_sqrt( xc );
 		}
 		if ( y == 2.0 ) {
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ double stdlib_base_pow( const double x, const double y ) {
 
 	// Special cases `x`...
 	if ( lx == 0 ) {
-		if ( hx == 0 ) {
+		if ( ( hx & STDLIB_CONSTANT_FLOAT64_HIGH_WORD_ABS_MASK ) == 0 ) {
 			return x_is_zero( xc, y );
 		}
 		if ( xc == 1.0 ) {
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/test/test.js
index 8e196a8addf1..ca6ce3d946c7 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/test/test.js
@@ -605,6 +605,20 @@ tape( '`-1` raised to any odd integer is `-1`', function test( t ) {
 	t.end();
 });
 
+tape( '`-0` and `-infinity` raised to a non-integer power return `+0` or `+infinity`', function test( t ) {
+	var y;
+	var i;
+
+	y = [ 0.5, 0.25, 2.5 ];
+	for ( i = 0; i < y.length; i++ ) {
+		t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( pow( -0.0, y[ i ] ) ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+		t.strictEqual( pow( -0.0, -y[ i ] ), PINF, 'returns expected value' );
+		t.strictEqual( pow( NINF, y[ i ] ), PINF, 'returns expected value' );
+		t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( pow( NINF, -y[ i ] ) ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+	}
+	t.end();
+});
+
 tape( '`+-0` raised to `-infinity` is `+infinity`', function test( t ) {
 	var v;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/test/test.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/test/test.native.js
index 77da65e94d9b..ab813d462150 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/test/test.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/pow/test/test.native.js
@@ -628,6 +628,20 @@ tape( '`-1` raised to any odd integer is `-1`', opts, function test( t ) {
 	t.end();
 });
 
+tape( '`-0` and `-infinity` raised to a non-integer power return `+0` or `+infinity`', opts, function test( t ) {
+	var y;
+	var i;
+
+	y = [ 0.5, 0.25, 2.5 ];
+	for ( i = 0; i < y.length; i++ ) {
+		t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( pow( -0.0, y[ i ] ) ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+		t.strictEqual( pow( -0.0, -y[ i ] ), PINF, 'returns expected value' );
+		t.strictEqual( pow( NINF, y[ i ] ), PINF, 'returns expected value' );
+		t.strictEqual( isPositiveZero( pow( NINF, -y[ i ] ) ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+	}
+	t.end();
+});
+
 tape( '`+-0` raised to `-infinity` is `+infinity`', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var v;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/lib/main.js
index 4f9dafe1b1ef..a27aab29a749 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/lib/main.js
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ function powf( x, y ) {
 	if ( y === NEG_ONE ) {
 		return f32( ONE / x );
 	}
-	if ( y === HALF ) {
+	if ( y === HALF && x > ZERO ) {
 		return sqrtf( x );
 	}
-	if ( y === NEG_HALF ) {
+	if ( y === NEG_HALF && x > ZERO ) {
 		return f32( ONE / sqrtf( x ) );
 	}
 	if ( y === TWO ) {
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/src/main.c b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/src/main.c
index 19033d983de7..c16b979a96a5 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/src/main.c
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/src/main.c
@@ -532,10 +532,10 @@ float stdlib_base_powf( const float x, const float y ) {
 	if ( y == -1.0f ) {
 		return 1.0f / x;
 	}
-	if ( y == 0.5f ) {
+	if ( y == 0.5f && x > 0.0f ) {
 		return stdlib_base_sqrtf( x );
 	}
-	if ( y == -0.5f ) {
+	if ( y == -0.5f && x > 0.0f ) {
 		return 1.0f / stdlib_base_sqrtf( x );
 	}
 	if ( y == 2.0f ) {
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/test/test.js
index 998da6f7a1a9..60281f022062 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/test/test.js
@@ -689,6 +689,20 @@ tape( '`-1` raised to any odd integer is `-1`', function test( t ) {
 	t.end();
 });
 
+tape( '`-0` and `-infinity` raised to a non-integer power return `+0` or `+infinity`', function test( t ) {
+	var y;
+	var i;
+
+	y = [ 0.5, 0.25, 2.5 ];
+	for ( i = 0; i < y.length; i++ ) {
+		t.strictEqual( isPositiveZerof( powf( -0.0, y[ i ] ) ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+		t.strictEqual( powf( -0.0, -y[ i ] ), PINF, 'returns expected value' );
+		t.strictEqual( powf( NINF, y[ i ] ), PINF, 'returns expected value' );
+		t.strictEqual( isPositiveZerof( powf( NINF, -y[ i ] ) ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+	}
+	t.end();
+});
+
 tape( '`+-0` raised to `-infinity` is `+infinity`', function test( t ) {
 	var v;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/test/test.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/test/test.native.js
index 1402f8f4e28d..b3b34a2f50f6 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/test/test.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/powf/test/test.native.js
@@ -698,6 +698,20 @@ tape( '`-1` raised to any odd integer is `-1`', opts, function test( t ) {
 	t.end();
 });
 
+tape( '`-0` and `-infinity` raised to a non-integer power return `+0` or `+infinity`', opts, function test( t ) {
+	var y;
+	var i;
+
+	y = [ 0.5, 0.25, 2.5 ];
+	for ( i = 0; i < y.length; i++ ) {
+		t.strictEqual( isPositiveZerof( powf( -0.0, y[ i ] ) ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+		t.strictEqual( powf( -0.0, -y[ i ] ), PINF, 'returns expected value' );
+		t.strictEqual( powf( NINF, y[ i ] ), PINF, 'returns expected value' );
+		t.strictEqual( isPositiveZerof( powf( NINF, -y[ i ] ) ), true, 'returns expected value' );
+	}
+	t.end();
+});
+
 tape( '`+-0` raised to `-infinity` is `+infinity`', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var v;