#C14504. Max-Min Difference
Max-Min Difference
Max-Min Difference
Given a list of integers, your task is to compute the difference between the maximum and minimum values in the list. Formally, if the list is \(A = [a_1, a_2, \dots, a_n]\), you need to compute:
[ d = \max(A) - \min(A) ]
If the list is empty (i.e. \(n = 0\)), output an error message instead.
This problem tests your ability to handle basic array operations and edge cases.
inputFormat
The input is read from stdin
and consists of two lines:
- The first line contains a single integer \(n\) which represents the number of elements in the list.
- If \(n > 0\), the second line contains \(n\) space-separated integers representing the list.
If \(n = 0\), there will be no second line.
outputFormat
Output a single line to stdout
:
- If \(n > 0\), output the difference between the maximum and minimum values in the list.
- If \(n = 0\), output the exact string
ERROR
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