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why you put *min_element(begin(arr)+1, end(arr))
why not *min_element(begin(arr), end(arr));
The element at begin(arr) is the first element in the sorted array (see http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/numeric/adjacent_difference/?kw=adjacent_difference for details on how this works). As a result, begin(arr)+1 points to the first absolute difference between two elements.
Minimum Absolute Difference in an Array
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why you put *min_element(begin(arr)+1, end(arr))
why not *min_element(begin(arr), end(arr));
The element at begin(arr) is the first element in the sorted array (see http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/numeric/adjacent_difference/?kw=adjacent_difference for details on how this works). As a result, begin(arr)+1 points to the first absolute difference between two elements.