diff -r fb911f72e698 -r c5d8bd1a7728 src/measures/discrete.rs
--- a/src/measures/discrete.rs	Mon Jan 06 11:32:57 2025 -0500
+++ b/src/measures/discrete.rs	Thu Jan 23 23:35:28 2025 +0100
@@ -326,6 +326,18 @@
     pub fn set_masses_dvector(&mut self, x : &DVector<F::MixedType>) {
         self.set_masses(x.iter().map(|&α| F::from_nalgebra_mixed(α)));
     }
+
+    /// Extracts the masses of the spikes as a [`Vec`].
+    pub fn masses_vec(&self) -> Vec<F::MixedType> {
+        self.iter_masses()
+            .map(|α| α.to_nalgebra_mixed())
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the masses of the spikes from the values of a [`Vec`].
+    pub fn set_masses_vec(&mut self, x : &Vec<F::MixedType>) {
+        self.set_masses(x.iter().map(|&α| F::from_nalgebra_mixed(α)));
+    }
 }
 
 // impl<Domain, F :Num> Index<usize> for DiscreteMeasure<Domain, F> {