#include<iostream>
#include<algorithm>
#include<vector>
using namespace std;
int main(void)
{
	int ans = 9999999999, n; cin >> n;
	vector<int> v(n);
	for (int i = 0; i < n; i++){
		cin >> v[i];
	}
	sort(v.begin(), v.end());
	for (int i = 0; i < n-1; i++){
		if (v[i + 1] != v[i]){
			int tmp = v[i + 1] - v[i];
			if (tmp < ans){ ans = tmp; }
		}
	}
	cout << ans << endl;
	return 0;
}