#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
vector<int> v;
int compare(int a, int b){
return a>b;
}
int main(){
int n;
cin >> n;
v.resize(n,0);
for(int i=0;i<n;i++){
cin >> v[i];
}
sort(v.begin(),v.end(),compare);
int a = v[0];
int b = v[n-1];
int ans = a-b;
cout << ans;
}