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No, the Holy Trinity is necessarily part of all forms of Christianity. But Jesus never explicitly spelled it out. It was decided long after he died.
Not all forms, just all nicean forms, which comprises all the denominations most people care about, but what some folks consider offshoot christian religions like Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons don't ascribe to it for various reasons.
My understanding is that it isn't considered Christian if it doesn't accept the Trinity. JW and LDS are considered Abrahamic but not Christian per se.
That's a definition understood by nicean christians as the nicean creed was basically developed in a trial to say who is and isn't christian and exile the not christians who wouldn't cooperate
Academically I don't think there is universal agreement on if that standard should be taken at face value.
Considered...by whom? Not by them, I bet. I'll bet JW and LDS do consider themselves Christian.
The only 'prerequisites' for being considered Christian is that you believe in Jesus's existence, and his divinity. Hence the "Christ" in "Christian".