“In the presence” or “in presence”

Question

I am confused about how to use in the presence. Here I have written a sentence in which I think the before presence should be omitted.

This situation might be more critical in the presence of long edges, although we restrict the irregular shape boundary to minimize the complexity.

Answer 1

No, it's fine as you've written it.

Answer 2

I disagree with you, I think the word "The" fits here. I think "in presence" is sort of awkward and incorrect. In the presence of is definite, meaning The presence. Presence is a definite article, like The Shirt The Car, The X. It