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`each_cons` in ruby to get differences

I want to get the difference between consecutive elements in an array. Ruby has a method each_cons that provides a block with consecutive numbers of an enumerator.

[1, 3, 7].each_cons(2).map {|a, b| b - a }
=> [2, 4]
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