diff -r 3dbc04100b09 -r 3b82a9d16307 src/loc.rs
--- a/src/loc.rs	Wed Oct 04 08:02:14 2023 -0500
+++ b/src/loc.rs	Wed Oct 04 08:59:29 2023 -0500
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@
     }
 }
 
+impl<F> Loc<F, 1> {
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn flatten1d(self) -> F {
+        let Loc([v]) = self;
+        v
+    }
+}
+
 impl<F, const N : usize> From<Loc<F, N>> for [F; N] {
     #[inline]
     fn from(other : Loc<F, N>) -> [F; N] {