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Because the spec says so. See The Addition operator (+)<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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    2. Return the result of applying the addition operation to ToNumber<\/a>(lprim<\/em>) and ToNumber<\/a>(rprim<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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