/*
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  ,d88'           d888888I                                              `b,
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  I888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888P^  ^Y8888888888888888888888'
  `Y88888888888888888P88888888888888888888888888'     ^88888888888888888888I
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       "Y8888888888888b  `8888888888888888888888I     I88888888888888888'
         "Y88888888888P   `888888888888888888888b     d8888888888888888'
            ^""""""""^     `Y88888888888888888888,    888888888888888P'
                             "8888888888888888888b,   Y888888888888P^
                              `Y888888888888888888b   `Y8888888P"^
                                "Y8888888888888888P     `""""^
                                  `"m88888888888P'
                                       ^""""""""'
*/
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
long long max(long long x, long long y){return (x > y ? x : y);}
long long min(long long x, long long y){return (x < y ? x : y);}
const long long maxn = 300100, maxb = 23;

set <int> st;

int main()
{
    ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);
    cin.tie(0);
    cout.tie(0);
    long long n, tmp, ans = 0;
    cin >> n;
    for(int i = 0; i < n; i++){int a; cin >> a; st.insert(a);}
    tmp = *st.begin();
    st.erase(tmp);
    int amp = st.size();
    for(int i = 0; i < amp; i++)
    {
        int a;
        a = *st.begin();
        st.erase(a);
        //cout << a << ' ' << tmp << endl;
        ans += a - tmp;
        tmp = a;
    }
    cout << ans;
    return 0;
}



















Measured memory_bytes: 256