Is Surface Density of Starlight Synonymous with Surface Brightness?

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I have a problem that asks for the surface density of starlight at 8 kpc for a particular spiral galaxy.

I have all the information to calculate surface brightness. Does "surface density of starlight" mean "surface brightness", or are these completely different things?
 
I've never heard the term "surface density of starlight." It probably means number of photons per unit area, or flux per unit area.

- Warren