test: migrate math/base/special/asin to ULP-based testing

[Arjan-P]

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This pull request:
Replaces manual tolerance check with isAlmostSameValue helper.

Related Issues

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• Progresses [RFC]: Migrate math/base/special packages from relative tolerance testing to ULP difference testing (tracking issue) #11352.

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[kgryte]

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[Arjan-P]

Thanks a lot, hope I can be helpful going forward as well.