[jQuery] Element matching

Does jquery perform element matching faster when a context is specified?
eg. is $("div.class").stuff() faster than $(".class").stuff() ?
I'm having trouble deciphering the way the expression engine in jquery works, otherwise I'm sure I'd be able to figure it out from the code :)
Chris
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