Haltons

Haltons may refer to several distinct uses of the name Halton.

Geography: Halton is the name of multiple settlements in England, including the villages of Halton in Buckinghamshire and Halton in Cheshire. The Halton area also forms a local government district in Cheshire, known as Halton Borough, which includes the towns of Runcorn and Widnes.

Mathematics: The Halton sequence is a low-discrepancy sequence used for quasi-Monte Carlo methods in numerical integration and sampling. It is constructed by computing radical inverses of successive integers in a set of coprime bases, producing points in the unit cube with uniform distribution properties across dimensions.

People and names: Halton is also a surname. Individuals and families bearing the name have appeared in English and other historical records, and the name is encountered in various contemporary contexts as well.