diff --git a/src/vector/__test__/utils.spec.js b/src/vector/__test__/utils.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e1a56e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vector/__test__/utils.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import assert from 'assert'
+import math from '#nanomath'
+
+describe('Vector utility functions', () => {
+   it('can clone a vector', () => {
+      const subj1 = [3, 4]
+      const clone1 = math.clone(subj1)
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(clone1, subj1)
+      assert(clone1 !== subj1)
+      const subj2 = [3, false]
+      const clone2 = math.clone(subj2)
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(clone2, subj2)
+      assert(clone2 !== subj2)
+      const subj3 = [[3, 4], [2, 5]]
+      const clone3 = math.clone(subj3)
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(clone3, subj3)
+      assert(clone3 !== subj3)
+      assert(clone3[0] !== subj3[0])
+      assert(clone3[1] !== subj3[1])
+   })
+})
+
+      
+      
diff --git a/src/vector/all.js b/src/vector/all.js
index 81a3f9d..cd390fa 100644
--- a/src/vector/all.js
+++ b/src/vector/all.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export * as typeDefinition from './Vector.js'
 export * as type from './type.js'
+export * as utilities from './utils.js'
 
diff --git a/src/vector/helpers.js b/src/vector/helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b52280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vector/helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import {Vector} from './Vector.js'
+import {NotAType, Returns} from '#core/Type.js'
+import {match} from '#core/TypePatterns.js'
+
+export const promoteUnary = name => match(Vector, (math, V, strategy) => {
+   if (V.Component === NotAType) {
+      // have to resolve element by element :-(
+      return Returns(V, v => v.map(
+         elt => math.resolve(name, math.typeOf(elt), strategy)(elt)))
+   }
+   const compOp = math.resolve(name, V.Component, strategy)
+   return Returns(Vector(compOp.returns), v => v.map(elt => compOp(elt)))
+})
+
+   
diff --git a/src/vector/utils.js b/src/vector/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c717a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vector/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import {promoteUnary} from './helpers.js'
+
+export const clone = promoteUnary('clone')