#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int cmp(const void* n1, const void* n2)
{
	if (*(int*)n1 > *(int*)n2)
	{
		return 1;
	}
	else if (*(int*)n1 < *(int*)n2)
	{
		return -1;
	}
	else
	{
		return 0;
	}
}

int main()
{
	int N;
	scanf("%d", &N);

	int* X;
	X = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int) * N);

	for (int i = 0; i < N; i++)
	{
		scanf("%d", &X[i]);
	}

	qsort(X, N, sizeof(int), cmp);

	int* Y;
	Y = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int) * N);

	int min = X[N - 1];

	if (X[0] == X[N - 1])
	{
		printf("0");
		return 0;
	}

	for (int i = 1; i < N; i++)
	{
		if (X[i - 1] == X[i])
		{
			continue;
		}

		if (X[i] - X[i - 1] < min)
		{
			min = X[i] - X[i - 1];
		}
	}

	printf("%d", min);

	return 0;
}