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A group $G$ acts transitively on a non empty $G$-set $S$ if, for all $s_1,s_2 \in S$, there exists an element $g \in G$ such that $gs_1=s_2$. Characterize transitive $G$-set actions in terms of orbits. Prove your answer.

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    @anon Perhaps you misunderstand my comment. I said "while people had never heard about FLT". It's hypothetical because we all know it's FLT and it's a very important question. My point is that a question should be valued by its own merit. Regards,2012-08-10

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By the definition you gave, it seems like if we choose and fix an element $\,s\in S\,$, then $\,\forall\,s_1\in S\,\exists\,g\in G\,\,s.t.\,\,gs=s_1\,$ , and since the orbit of $\,s\,$ is defined to be $\,\mathcal Orb(s):=\{gs\;:\;g\in G\}\,$, then..how many $\,G-\,$orbits are there?