both the RISC and the CISC world(s)
The device combines the best features of both the RISC and the CISC world(s)

does the word "world" need to be pluraized? I seem to come across both singular and pluraized forms often.

Also, am i correct in understanding that if the second article "the" is dropped, the world should always be pluraized (eg. "both the RISC and CISC worlds")

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both the RISC and the CISC world(s)
The device combines the best features of both the RISC and the CISC world(s)

does the word "world" need to be pluraized? I seem to come across both singular and pluraized forms often.

Also, am i correct in understanding that if the second article "the" is dropped, the world should always be pluraized (eg. "both the RISC and CISC worlds")

Answer

You are 100% correct, "both the RISC and CISC worlds", is how it would be written. We rarely use a second article when preceded by 'and'.

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