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What is a surrogate key, and why do data engineers use them instead of natural keys?

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Interview question asked to Data Scientists interviewing at Airtable, Plaid, NetApp and other companies. Original question asked: What is a surrogate key, and why do data engineers use them instead of natural keys?.