#![allow(unused_imports, non_snake_case)]
use std::cmp::{max, min};
use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, BinaryHeap, HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque};

// {{{ input!
// https://qiita.com/tanakh/items/0ba42c7ca36cd29d0ac8
macro_rules! input {
    (source = $s:expr, $($r:tt)*) => {
        let mut iter = $s.split_whitespace();
        let mut next = || { iter.next().unwrap() };
        input_inner!{next, $($r)*}
    };
    ($($r:tt)*) => {
        let stdin = std::io::stdin();
        let mut bytes = std::io::Read::bytes(std::io::BufReader::new(stdin.lock()));
        let mut next = move || -> String{
            bytes
                .by_ref()
                .map(|r|r.unwrap() as char)
                .skip_while(|c|c.is_whitespace())
                .take_while(|c|!c.is_whitespace())
                .collect()
        };
        input_inner!{next, $($r)*}
    };
}
macro_rules! input_inner {
    ($next:expr) => {};
    ($next:expr, ) => {};

    ($next:expr, $var:ident : $t:tt $($r:tt)*) => {
        let $var = read_value!($next, $t);
        input_inner!{$next $($r)*}
    };
}
macro_rules! read_value {
    ($next:expr, ( $($t:tt),* )) => {
        ( $(read_value!($next, $t)),* )
    };

    ($next:expr, [ $t:tt ; $len:expr ]) => {
        (0..$len).map(|_| read_value!($next, $t)).collect::<Vec<_>>()
    };

    ($next:expr, chars) => {
        read_value!($next, String).chars().collect::<Vec<char>>()
    };

    ($next:expr, usize1) => {
        read_value!($next, usize) - 1
    };

    ($next:expr, $t:ty) => {
        $next().parse::<$t>().expect("Parse error")
    };
}
//}}}

//{{{ read!
macro_rules! read {
	($($t:tt),*; $n:expr) => {{
		let stdin = ::std::io::stdin();
		let ret = ::std::io::BufRead::lines(stdin.lock()).take($n).map(|line| {
			let line = line.unwrap();
			let mut it = line.split_whitespace();
			_read!(it; $($t),*)
		}).collect::<Vec<_>>();
		ret
	}};
	($($t:tt),*) => {{
		let line = readln();
		let mut it = line.split_whitespace();
		_read!(it; $($t),*)
	}};
}

macro_rules! _read {
	($it:ident; [char]) => {
		_read!($it; String).chars().collect::<Vec<_>>()
	};
	($it:ident; [u8]) => {
		Vec::from(_read!($it; String).into_bytes())
	};
	($it:ident; [$t:ty]) => {
		$it.map(|s| s.parse::<$t>().unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e))).collect::<Vec<_>>()
	};
	($it:ident; $t:ty) => {
		$it.next().unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("input mismatch")).parse::<$t>().unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e))
	};
	($it:ident; $($t:ty),+) => {
		($(_read!($it; $t)),*)
	};
}
//}}}

//{{{ utility macros missing in 1.15.1
// https://atcoder.jp/contests/nikkei2019-qual/submissions/4098548
macro_rules! eprint {
	($($t:tt)*) => {{
            use ::std::io::Write;
            let _ = write!(::std::io::stderr(), $($t)*);
	}};
}
macro_rules! eprintln {
	() => { eprintln!(""); };
	($($t:tt)*) => {{
	    use ::std::io::Write;
            let _ = writeln!(::std::io::stderr(), $($t)*);
	}};
}
macro_rules! dbg {
    ($val:expr) => {
        match $val {
            tmp => {
                eprintln!(
                    "[{}:{}] {} = {:#?}",
                    file!(),
                    line!(),
                    stringify!($val),
                    &tmp
                );
                tmp
            }
        }
    };
}
//}}}

fn run() {
    input! {
        n: usize,
        a: [usize; n],
    }
    let min_a = a.iter().min().unwrap();
    let max_a = a.iter().max().unwrap();
    println!("{}", max_a - min_a);
}

//{{{ template
fn main() {
    let _ = ::std::thread::Builder::new()
        .name("run".to_string())
        .stack_size(256 * 1024 * 1024)
        .spawn(run)
        .unwrap()
        .join()
        .unwrap();
}

pub trait SetMinMax {
    fn set_min(&mut self, v: Self) -> bool;
    fn set_max(&mut self, v: Self) -> bool;
}

impl<T> SetMinMax for T
where
    T: PartialOrd,
{
    fn set_min(&mut self, v: T) -> bool {
        *self > v && {
            *self = v;
            true
        }
    }
    fn set_max(&mut self, v: T) -> bool {
        *self < v && {
            *self = v;
            true
        }
    }
}

#[allow(unused)] // This is defined for read! macro
fn readln() -> String {
    let mut line = String::new();
    ::std::io::stdin()
        .read_line(&mut line)
        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e));
    line
}
//}}}


Measured memory_bytes: 8572