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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated June 29, 2001 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Agilent Technologies, Inc., which appears
in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 29, 2001. We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California

June 29, 2001