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Does eval cause slowness just by existing?

Preparation code

 
<script>
  Benchmark.prototype.setup = function() {
    function nop() { }
    function wasteTime() {
        for (var i = 0; i < Math.PI * 2; i += Math.PI / 360) {
            Math.sin(i);
        }
    }
  };
</script>

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wasteTime.toString();
wasteTime();

eval(wasteTime.toString());
wasteTime();

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