+\//+\//+\//
is the same as
+ \( // ) + \( // ) + \( // )
The leading (unary) "+" is a no-op used to affect parsing in some situations, but it does nothing here.
\ is the reference taking operator. When used as a number, a reference returns the referenced memory address.
// is a match operator (m/.../).
It sums the memory addresses of the values returned by the three calls to the match op.
And since it returns a number, passing it to eval does nothing but return the same number.
I can't fathom find a use for it.
Update: Added a couple of details.
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