Exhibit 23.1
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                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS 

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report
dated April 26, 1999 appearing on page F-2 of Scient Corporation's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-74731). We also
consent to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Prospectus.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    
/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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San Jose, California
May 12, 1999