diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/falling-factorial/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/falling-factorial/test/test.js
index 4cbb03011fba..877a9219bfd7 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/falling-factorial/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/falling-factorial/test/test.js
@@ -21,10 +21,9 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var fallingFactorial = require( './../lib' );
 
 
@@ -91,8 +90,6 @@ tape( 'the function returns `+infinity` for small `x` and large `n`', function t
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the falling factorial for large `x`', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var n;
 	var x;
@@ -101,23 +98,16 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the falling factorial for large `x`', function tes
 	expected = large.expected;
 	x = large.x;
 	n = large.n;
+
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = fallingFactorial( x[i], n[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+'. n: '+n[i]+', y: '+y+'. expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-			tol = 80.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. n: '+n[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 116 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the falling factorial for small `x`', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var n;
 	var x;
@@ -126,23 +116,16 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the falling factorial for small `x`', function tes
 	expected = small.expected;
 	x = small.x;
 	n = small.n;
+
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = fallingFactorial( x[i], n[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+'. n: '+n[i]+', y: '+y+'. expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-			tol = 80.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. n: '+n[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 117 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the falling factorial for negative `x`', function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var n;
 	var x;
@@ -151,15 +134,10 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the falling factorial for negative `x`', function
 	expected = negative.expected;
 	x = negative.x;
 	n = negative.n;
+
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = fallingFactorial( x[i], n[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+'. n: '+n[i]+', y: '+y+'. expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-			tol = 100.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. n: '+n[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 150 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/falling-factorial/test/test.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/falling-factorial/test/test.native.js
index fe89798c6318..2a0695baa2f0 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/falling-factorial/test/test.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/falling-factorial/test/test.native.js
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var tape = require( 'tape' );
+var isAlmostSameValue = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-almost-same-value' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
-var abs = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/abs' );
 var PINF = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/pinf' );
-var EPS = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/eps' );
 var tryRequire = require( '@stdlib/utils/try-require' );
 
 
@@ -88,8 +87,6 @@ tape( 'the function returns `+infinity` for small `x` and large `n`', opts, func
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the falling factorial for large `x`', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var n;
 	var x;
@@ -98,23 +95,16 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the falling factorial for large `x`', opts, functi
 	expected = large.expected;
 	x = large.x;
 	n = large.n;
+
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = fallingFactorial( x[i], n[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+'. n: '+n[i]+', y: '+y+'. expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-			tol = 80.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. n: '+n[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 116 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the falling factorial for small `x`', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var n;
 	var x;
@@ -123,23 +113,16 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the falling factorial for small `x`', opts, functi
 	expected = small.expected;
 	x = small.x;
 	n = small.n;
+
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = fallingFactorial( x[i], n[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+'. n: '+n[i]+', y: '+y+'. expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-			tol = 80.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. n: '+n[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 117 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });
 
 tape( 'the function evaluates the falling factorial for negative `x`', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var expected;
-	var delta;
-	var tol;
 	var i;
 	var n;
 	var x;
@@ -148,15 +131,10 @@ tape( 'the function evaluates the falling factorial for negative `x`', opts, fun
 	expected = negative.expected;
 	x = negative.x;
 	n = negative.n;
+
 	for ( i = 0; i < x.length; i++ ) {
 		y = fallingFactorial( x[i], n[i] );
-		if ( y === expected[i] ) {
-			t.strictEqual( y, expected[i], 'x: '+x[i]+'. n: '+n[i]+', y: '+y+'. expected: '+expected[i] );
-		} else {
-			delta = abs( y - expected[ i ] );
-			tol = 100.0 * EPS * abs( expected[ i ] );
-			t.ok( delta <= tol, 'within tolerance. x: '+x[i]+'. n: '+n[i]+'. y: '+y+'. E: '+expected[i]+'. Δ: '+delta+'. tol: '+tol );
-		}
+		t.strictEqual( isAlmostSameValue( y, expected[ i ], 150 ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	}
 	t.end();
 });