import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main{
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
int n = input.nextInt();
int[] arr = new int[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
arr[i] = input.nextInt();
Arrays.sort(arr);
int cnt = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < n - 1; i++) {
if (arr[i] + 1 == arr[i + 1])
cnt++;
}
System.out.println(cnt);
}
}