What is 1 * new Date()?

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Reading through the jQuery source code and I have come across the following line of code:

1 * new Date()

Following a Google search, I have also seen that it is included in the Google Analytics snippet.

Can anyone explain what is happening here, and the purpose of this line?
Is it to generate a random number that will not be repeated again?

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