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You are given an integer array nums.

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In one move, you can choose one element of nums and change it to any value.

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Return the minimum difference between the largest and smallest value of nums after performing at most three moves.

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Example 1:

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\nInput: nums = [5,3,2,4]\nOutput: 0\nExplanation: We can make at most 3 moves.\nIn the first move, change 2 to 3. nums becomes [5,3,3,4].\nIn the second move, change 4 to 3. nums becomes [5,3,3,3].\nIn the third move, change 5 to 3. nums becomes [3,3,3,3].\nAfter performing 3 moves, the difference between the minimum and maximum is 3 - 3 = 0.\n
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Example 2:

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\nInput: nums = [1,5,0,10,14]\nOutput: 1\nExplanation: We can make at most 3 moves.\nIn the first move, change 5 to 0. nums becomes [1,0,0,10,14].\nIn the second move, change 10 to 0. nums becomes [1,0,0,0,14].\nIn the third move, change 14 to 1. nums becomes [1,0,0,0,1].\nAfter performing 3 moves, the difference between the minimum and maximum is 1 - 0 = 1.\nIt can be shown that there is no way to make the difference 0 in 3 moves.
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Example 3:

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\nInput: nums = [3,100,20]\nOutput: 0\nExplanation: We can make at most 3 moves.\nIn the first move, change 100 to 7. nums becomes [3,7,20].\nIn the second move, change 20 to 7. nums becomes [3,7,7].\nIn the third move, change 3 to 7. nums becomes [7,7,7].\nAfter performing 3 moves, the difference between the minimum and maximum is 7 - 7 = 0.\n
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