#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    int a , b , max , min;
    cin >> a;
    for(int i = 0 ; i < a; i++)
    {
        cin >> b;
        if(i == 0) max = min = b;
        else 
        {
            if(b >= max) max = b;
            else
            {
                if(b < min) min = b;
            }
        }
    }
    cout << max - min << endl;
    return 0;
}