What physical meaning can be given to the origin of coordinates and the values plotted along the abscissa axis in the diagram of a thin lens shown in the figure, where the values of the transverse magnification of the lens are plotted along the ordinate axis; the first quadrant refers to the diverging lens and the actual inverse images; the second quadrant refers to the diverging lens and direct virtual images; the fourth quadrant refers to the converging lens and direct virtual images.

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