diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/benchmark.js
index ee93da26d3e6..e2477e23e220 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
-var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
+var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random/array/uniform' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var acot = require( './../lib' );
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	var y;
 	var i;
 
+	x = uniform( 100, -50.0, 50.0 );
+
 	b.tic();
 	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
-		x = ( randu()*100.0 ) - 50.0;
-		y = acot( x );
+		y = acot( x[ i % x.length ] );
 		if ( isnan( y ) ) {
 			b.fail( 'should not return NaN' );
 		}
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/benchmark.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/benchmark.native.js
index d05624f90744..1bf546ccd853 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/benchmark.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/benchmark.native.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
-var randu = require( '@stdlib/random/base/randu' );
+var uniform = require( '@stdlib/random/array/uniform' );
 var isnan = require( '@stdlib/math/base/assert/is-nan' );
 var tryRequire = require( '@stdlib/utils/try-require' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ bench( pkg+'::native', opts, function benchmark( b ) {
 	var y;
 	var i;
 
+	x = uniform( 100, -50.0, 50.0 );
+
 	b.tic();
 	for ( i = 0; i < b.iterations; i++ ) {
-		x = ( randu()*100.0 ) - 50.0;
-		y = acot( x );
+		y = acot( x[ i % x.length ] );
 		if ( isnan( y ) ) {
 			b.fail( 'should not return NaN' );
 		}
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/c/benchmark.c b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/c/benchmark.c
index f2b00c9b7577..d6e025ad079c 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/c/benchmark.c
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/c/benchmark.c
@@ -89,16 +89,19 @@ static double rand_double( void ) {
 * @return elapsed time in seconds
 */
 static double benchmark( void ) {
+	double x[ 100 ];
 	double elapsed;
-	double x;
 	double y;
 	double t;
 	int i;
 
+	for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
+		x[ i ] = ( 100.0*rand_double() ) - 50.0;
+	}
+
 	t = tic();
 	for ( i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; i++ ) {
-		x = ( 100.0*rand_double() ) - 50.0;
-		y = atan( 1.0/x );
+		y = atan( 1.0/x[ i%100 ] );
 		if ( y != y ) {
 			printf( "should not return NaN\n" );
 			break;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/c/native/benchmark.c b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/c/native/benchmark.c
index d4bc00e89167..2910654b6aaf 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/c/native/benchmark.c
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/benchmark/c/native/benchmark.c
@@ -90,16 +90,19 @@ static double rand_double( void ) {
 * @return elapsed time in seconds
 */
 static double benchmark( void ) {
+	double x[ 100 ];
 	double elapsed;
-	double x;
 	double y;
 	double t;
 	int i;
 
+	for ( i = 0; i < 100; i++ ) {
+		x[ i ] = ( 100.0*rand_double() ) - 50.0;
+	}
+
 	t = tic();
 	for ( i = 0; i < ITERATIONS; i++ ) {
-		x = ( 100.0*rand_double() ) - 50.0;
-		y = stdlib_base_acot( x );
+		y = stdlib_base_acot( x[ i % 100 ] );
 		if ( y != y ) {
 			printf( "should not return NaN\n" );
 			break;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/test/test.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/test/test.js
index 26add8731c0e..688ed0a67a9a 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/test/test.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/test/test.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ tape( 'the function computes the inverse cotangent for huge negative values', fu
 
 tape( 'the function returns `NaN` if provided `NaN`', function test( t ) {
 	var v = acot( NaN );
-	t.equal( isnan( v ), true, 'returns NaN' );
+	t.equal( isnan( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.end();
 });
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/test/test.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/test/test.native.js
index 7695fd281220..53b29ff39ec7 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/test/test.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/math/base/special/acot/test/test.native.js
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ tape( 'the function computes the inverse cotangent for huge negative values', op
 
 tape( 'the function returns `NaN` if provided `NaN`', opts, function test( t ) {
 	var v = acot( NaN );
-	t.equal( isnan( v ), true, 'returns NaN' );
+	t.equal( isnan( v ), true, 'returns expected value' );
 	t.end();
 });